--- title: 2019 April url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april --- # [2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april "2019 April") [![Advocate Apr19 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2019/04-april/Advocate-Apr19-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2019/April2019/html5/Advocate-Apr19-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Dangerous crosswalks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/dangerous-crosswalks "Dangerous crosswalks") A thorough discussion of dangerous conditions that make government liable for pedestrian injuries [Laura F. Sedrish](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/laura-f-sedrish "Laura F. Sedrish") ## [Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/maximize-future-medical-damages-by-beating-the-latest-defense-tactics "Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics") [[case]]Sargon[[/case]] and [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] offer defendant the opportunity to exclude much of your life-care planner’s testimony if you’re not careful about laying the foundation [Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar") ## [Plan of attack when the defense denies liability on a clear-liability case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/plan-of-attack-when-the-defense-denies-liability-on-a-clear-liability-case "Plan of attack when the defense denies liability on a clear-liability case") How to turn the tide and make them regret their strategy of deny and delay [Daniel DeSantis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-desantis "Daniel DeSantis") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/appellate-reports-20 "Appellate Reports") [[case]]Guernsey v. City of Salinas[[/case]] — When juror affidavits concerning deliberations are admissible for new-trial motions or appeal [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Minor-impact soft-tissue cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/minor-impact-soft-tissue-cases "Minor-impact soft-tissue cases") A look at how to overcome the defense of “minor impact, minor injury” while recognizing the inherent damages limitations of such cases [Robert S. Fink](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-s-fink "Robert S. Fink") ## [Investigating and conducting written discovery in roadway-design cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/investigating-and-conducting-written-discovery-in-roadway-design-cases "Investigating and conducting written discovery in roadway-design cases") Getting past the roadblock of the commonly asserted defense of design immunity [Kimberly Wong](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kimberly-wong "Kimberly Wong") ## [Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/defeating-defendant-s-junk-science-in-a-rear-ender-trial "Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial") Taking aim at the biomechanics expert [Benny Khorsandi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benny-khorsandi "Benny Khorsandi") [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") ## [Enforcing your 998 settlement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/enforcing-your-998-settlement "Enforcing your 998 settlement") Careful crafting of the offer to compromise is key [John Kelley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-kelley "John Kelley") ## [Using social media to build — and protect — your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/using-social-media-to-build-and-protect-your-case "Using social media to build — and protect — your case") You must thoroughly research social media on every case and brief your clients on how their postings may be used against them [Steven A. Kronenberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-a-kronenberg "Steven A. Kronenberg") ## [Non-delegable duties in workplace injuries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/non-delegable-duties-in-workplace-injuries "Non-delegable duties in workplace injuries") Identifying and proving that a property owner had a non-delegable duty may give rise to your civil lawsuit [Loren Schwartz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/loren-schwartz "Loren Schwartz") ## [Turn up the heat on your record subpoenas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/turn-up-the-heat-on-your-record-subpoenas "Turn up the heat on your record subpoenas") You’ve served the subpoena duces tecum but still don’t have the documents – here’s your game plan [Clifton N. Smoot](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clifton-n-smoot "Clifton N. Smoot") ## [The law of unintended consequences](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/the-law-of-unintended-consequences "The law of unintended consequences") Law-enforcement agencies are investigating medical professionals for fraud and other crimes [Elinor Leary](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elinor-leary "Elinor Leary") ## [Protecting people](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/protecting-people "Protecting people") A glimmer of hope for trial lawyers from three major corporations [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Get in the ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/get-in-the-ring "Get in the ring") The cure to the Apolitical Blues: Justice Day in Sacramento, April 30. Annual Palm Springs Seminar, May 3-5 [B James Pantone](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/b-james-pantone "B James Pantone") ## [Participate in the evolution of CAALA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/participate-in-the-evolution-of-caala "Participate in the evolution of CAALA") CAALA is adapting and changing, and nowhere is that more evident than in participatory education programs for new lawyers [Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")