--- title: 2017 August url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august --- # [2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august "2017 August") [![Advocate Aug17 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2017/08-august/Advocate-Aug17-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2017/August2017/html5/index.html) Articles in this issue: ## [CAALA VEGAS](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/caala-vegas "CAALA VEGAS") A tremendous learning experience [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") ## [Managing anger in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/managing-anger-in-mediation "Managing anger in mediation") Anger causes inefficiencies in the process and can result in no deal being reached [Mark Fingerman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-fingerman "Mark Fingerman") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/appellate-reports "Appellate Reports") Cal Supreme Court says discovery in PAGA actions is governed by normal standards of civil litigation; supports broad view of the right to discovery in all civil cases [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Ending cases: Risk analysis and client duties](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/ending-cases-risk-analysis-and-client-duties "Ending cases: Risk analysis and client duties") Quality risk analysis can produce dignified case resolutions in which the litigants are able to exercise far greater control [James Kamanski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-kamanski "James Kamanski") ## [If you can’t beat the system, join it](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/if-you-can-t-beat-the-system-join-it "If you can’t beat the system, join it") Who settled that case? Applying the analysis of systems theory to mediation begets “limitless possibilities” [Howard Shernoff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/howard-shernoff "Howard Shernoff") ## [Bracketing 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/bracketing-101 "Bracketing 101") Is bracketed negotiation more trouble than it’s worth, or is it a valuable tool for settlement? [Denise Madigan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denise-madigan "Denise Madigan") ## [The 12 fastest ways to ensure a bad result in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/the-12-fastest-ways-to-ensure-a-bad-result-in-mediation "The 12 fastest ways to ensure a bad result in mediation") Follow these rules and you’ll be more likely to fail in mediation [Michael E. Dickstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-e-dickstein "Michael E. Dickstein") ## [Overcoming bias in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/overcoming-bias-in-mediation "Overcoming bias in mediation") Understanding and identifying the unconcious biases of mediation participants [Louis M. Marlin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/louis-m-marlin "Louis M. Marlin") ## [Rethinking mediation with behavioral-science data](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/rethinking-mediation-with-behavioral-science-data "Rethinking mediation with behavioral-science data") Using behavioral-science data rather than wishful thinking to make mediation more productive [Mark LeHocky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-lehocky "Mark LeHocky") ## [The room where it happens](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/the-room-where-it-happens "The room where it happens") Commentary by a former “In House” defense counsel [Jacqueline Pierce](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacqueline-pierce "Jacqueline Pierce") ## [Tax considerations in settling the case at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/tax-considerations-in-settling-the-case-at-mediation "Tax considerations in settling the case at mediation") Allocation of settlement proceeds and the tax consequences must be understood when negotiated with institutional defendants [Jennifer A. Lipski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennifer-a-lipski "Jennifer A. Lipski") [Joseph M. Lovretovich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-m-lovretovich "Joseph M. Lovretovich") ## [How to better evaluate and negotiate a neck and back injury case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/how-to-better-evaluate-and-negotiate-a-neck-and-back-injury-case "How to better evaluate and negotiate a neck and back injury case") An anatomical review of the spine and how to use that knowledge effectively in negotiation [Scott Dickinson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-dickinson "Scott Dickinson") ## [Believe it or not: It happened in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/believe-it-or-not-it-happened-in-mediation "Believe it or not: It happened in mediation") A glimpse of the wild, the unpredictable, and the utterly preposterous things that have happened in real mediations [Daniel Ben-Zvi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-ben-zvi "Daniel Ben-Zvi") [Michael D. Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-d-young "Michael D. Young") ## [Your own mediation-confidentiality agreement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/your-own-mediation-confidentiality-agreement "Your own mediation-confidentiality agreement") Mediation confidentiality is not an absolute, so you need a strategy and possibly your own agreement to avoid later problems [Rachel Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rachel-ehrlich "Rachel Ehrlich") ## [Mediating employment cases when insurance is in play](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/mediating-employment-cases-when-insurance-is-in-play "Mediating employment cases when insurance is in play") Concepts and principles of Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) and their effect on mediation [Lynne S. Bassis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lynne-s-bassis "Lynne S. Bassis") ## [Mise-En-Place](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/mise-en-place "Mise-En-Place") Preparing for mediation in disability insurance bad-faith cases [Frank N. Darras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/frank-n-darras "Frank N. Darras") [Susan B. Grabarsky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/susan-b-grabarsky "Susan B. Grabarsky") ## [How third-party funders change the chemistry of settlements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/how-third-party-funders-change-the-chemistry-of-settlements "How third-party funders change the chemistry of settlements") How the addition of a third-party litigation funder affects both parties’ decision-making at mediation ## [Alternative Dispute Resolution](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/alternative-dispute-resolution "Alternative Dispute Resolution") In mediation, we strive to foster a safe forum [Jeffrey Krivis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-krivis "Jeffrey Krivis") [Mariam Zadeh](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mariam-zadeh "Mariam Zadeh") ## [CAALA VEGAS](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/caala-vegas-3 "CAALA VEGAS") Bigger and Better, since 1983 [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [The Minecraft Compromise: Finding new ways to get what you want](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/the-minecraft-compromise-finding-new-ways-to-get-what-you-want "The Minecraft Compromise: Finding new ways to get what you want") “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” ― Henry Ford [Shaina Colover](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shaina-colover "Shaina Colover")