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title: 2018 March
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march
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# [2018 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march "2018 March")

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Articles in this issue:

## [The CAALA Board of Governors](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/the-caala-board-of-governors "The CAALA Board of Governors")

A committed group of trial lawyer leaders – waiting for you!

[Mike Arias](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mike-arias "Mike Arias")

## [#Me, Too](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/me-too "#Me, Too")

Yes, it happens even to tough women lawyers

[Geraldine Ly](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/geraldine-ly "Geraldine Ly")

## [Two trial-lawyer milestones](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/two-trial-lawyer-milestones "Two trial-lawyer milestones")

One looks ahead with hope

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

## [Premises liability trials – lay witnesses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/premises-liability-trials-lay-witnesses "Premises liability trials – lay witnesses")

When a percipient witness is available to be the eyes of the jury it can make all the difference in plaintiff’s case

[Tal Rubin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tal-rubin "Tal Rubin")

## [Premises liability: Build on your theme right through closing argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/premises-liability-build-on-your-theme-right-through-closing-argument "Premises liability: Build on your theme right through closing argument")

Let defendant’s violation of community safety rules be your theme

## [Insurance broker and agent liability](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/insurance-broker-and-agent-liability "Insurance broker and agent liability")

The difference between brokers and agents is critical in litigating professional negligence actions against these insurance professionals

[Scott C. Glovsky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-c-glovsky "Scott C. Glovsky")

## [Protecting your client’s privacy in discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/protecting-your-client-s-privacy-in-discovery "Protecting your client’s privacy in discovery")

Be prepared to keep your client’s irrelevant personal history out of discovery whenever possible; that felony conviction, however, may be a bridge too far

[Jeffrey Greenman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-greenman "Jeffrey Greenman")

## [Proving gender and race discrimination in employment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/proving-gender-and-race-discrimination-in-employment "Proving gender and race discrimination in employment")

A look at the legal tests for discrimination and the “causal connection” requirement

[J. Bernard Alexander](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bernard-alexander "J. Bernard Alexander")
[Sandra Farzam](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sandra-farzam "Sandra Farzam")

## [Med mal: Holding hospitals liable under [[case]]Elam[[/case]] for doctors’ negligence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/med-mal-holding-hospitals-liable-under-elam-for-doctors-negligence "Med mal: Holding hospitals liable under [[case]]Elam[[/case]] for doctors’ negligence")

Hospitals can be held liable for negligence of the doctors, including independent contractors such as ER docs

[Steven Heimberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-heimberg "Steven Heimberg")

## [The disability-rights personal-injury “crossover” case in public accommodations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/the-disability-rights-personal-injury-crossover-case-in-public-accommodations "The disability-rights personal-injury “crossover” case in public accommodations")

ADA Title III claims, Unruh Civil Rights Act and CDPA can be powerful tools when a person with a disability is injured because of inaccessible conditions

[Mayra Fornos](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mayra-fornos "Mayra Fornos")

## [Cyber torts and “revenge porn” claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/cyber-torts-and-revenge-porn-claims "Cyber torts and “revenge porn” claims")

A look at the remedies available to victims of this online harassment

[Micha Star Liberty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/micha-star-liberty "Micha Star Liberty")

## [Where to file a mass-tort case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/where-to-file-a-mass-tort-case "Where to file a mass-tort case")

Choosing between state court and federal court must take into account multiple factors – if you indeed have a choice

[Brian Perkins](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-perkins "Brian Perkins")