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title: 2017 November
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november
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# [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november "2017 November")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Issues to consider when litigating a sidewalk case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/issues-to-consider-when-litigating-a-sidewalk-case "Issues to consider when litigating a sidewalk case")

You must deal with many issues in taking on a sidewalk fall case, but first up is beating the inevitable summary judgment motion

[Arash Arjang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arash-arjang "Arash Arjang")

## [Elevators and escalators: The building operator becomes a common carrier](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/elevators-and-escalators-the-building-operator-becomes-a-common-carrier "Elevators and escalators: The building operator becomes a common carrier")

A higher duty of care is owed by operators of buildings that have an elevator or escalator

[Brooke Bove](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brooke-bove "Brooke Bove")

## [The California State Bar website](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/the-california-state-bar-website "The California State Bar website")

You never get a second chance to make a first impression

[Shaina Colover](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shaina-colover "Shaina Colover")

## [Maritime premises liability? Not really](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/maritime-premises-liability-not-really "Maritime premises liability? Not really")

A simple guide to steer you through the basic maritime issues in personal injury – some may surprise you

## [Collecting the pieces of the premises-liability puzzle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/collecting-the-pieces-of-the-premises-liability-puzzle "Collecting the pieces of the premises-liability puzzle")

Initiate a powerful plan of attack for investigation and discovery from the get-go

[Alexis Domb](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alexis-domb "Alexis Domb")
[Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck")

## [CAALA’s new state-of-the-art office facility](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/caala-s-new-state-of-the-art-office-facility "CAALA’s new state-of-the-art office facility")

An exciting new chapter for our organization

[Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria")

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/appellate-reports-2 "Appellate Reports")

Appellate Court holds that hospital’s substantial impairment of an elderly patient’s right to autonomy can constitute actionable “neglect” within the Elder Abuse Act

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

## [Airb ‘n’ beware](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/airb-n-beware "Airb ‘n’ beware")

Don’t let Airbnb eat you for breakfast: a look at the liability insurance for Airbnb hosts and the legal perils of short-term rentals

[Sophie Etemadi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sophie-etemadi "Sophie Etemadi")

## [Premises liability and asbestos](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/premises-liability-and-asbestos "Premises liability and asbestos")

Recent court cases turn the tide of liability for take-home exposure to asbestos

[Shawna Forbes-King](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawna-forbes-king "Shawna Forbes-King")

## [Framing your premises case as a “special relationship”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/framing-your-premises-case-as-a-special-relationship "Framing your premises case as a “special relationship”")

Special relationships in premises-liability cases, especially between hotels and their guests

[Marcelis Morris](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/marcelis-morris "Marcelis Morris")

## [Video in premises-liability litigation can show them what your case is worth](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/video-in-premises-liability-litigation-can-show-them-what-your-case-is-worth "Video in premises-liability litigation can show them what your case is worth")

A well-produced video documentary can bring your case to life in a way that opposing counsel or an insurance adjuster won’t forget

[Christina Penza](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christina-penza "Christina Penza")

## [Subsequent remedial measures](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/subsequent-remedial-measures "Subsequent remedial measures")

Getting them into evidence and using them to your advantage

[Loren Schwartz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/loren-schwartz "Loren Schwartz")

## [Expert witnesses in the premises-liability trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/expert-witnesses-in-the-premises-liability-trial "Expert witnesses in the premises-liability trial")

The type of experts you may need, and the best way to use them at trial

[Gene Sullivan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gene-sullivan "Gene Sullivan")

## [Are you a trial lawyer?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/are-you-a-trial-lawyer "Are you a trial lawyer?")

Then you’re probably stressed

[Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville")