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title: 2019 June
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june
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# [2019 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june "2019 June")

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Articles in this issue:

## [The Affordable Care Act and settlement planning](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/the-affordable-care-act-and-settlement-planning "The Affordable Care Act and settlement planning")

Plaintiffs with disabilities may require a Special Needs Trust to preserve eligibility for Medi-Cal or to qualify for government-subsidized health insurance under ACA

[Kevin Urbatsch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kevin-urbatsch "Kevin Urbatsch")

## [How to think about, discuss, and present money damages in voir dire and opening statement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/how-to-think-about-discuss-and-present-money-damages-in-voir-dire-and-opening-statement "How to think about, discuss, and present money damages in voir dire and opening statement")

The importance of asking for specific dollars, and how to convince the judge that it’s not preconditioning

[Nicholas C. Rowley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicholas-c-rowley "Nicholas C. Rowley")

## [Damages in spine-injury cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/damages-in-spine-injury-cases "Damages in spine-injury cases")

How to argue large damages at trial, and what to be mindful of during trial to protect your verdict after trial

[Robert T. Simon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-t-simon "Robert T. Simon")

## [The quirky but plaintiff-friendly statute of limitations for childhood sexual-abuse actions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/the-quirky-but-plaintiff-friendly-statute-of-limitations-for-childhood-sexual-abuse-actions "The quirky but plaintiff-friendly statute of limitations for childhood sexual-abuse actions")

A detailed look at California Code of Civil Procedure, section 340.1

[Jesse Creed](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jesse-creed "Jesse Creed")
[Nathan Werksman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nathan-werksman "Nathan Werksman")

## [California damages: An update](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/california-damages-an-update "California damages: An update")

The insured plaintiff who was considered “uninsured” for the purpose of economic damages, and other recent cases that impact damage awards

[Brian S. Kabateck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-s-kabateck "Brian S. Kabateck")
[Stephanie E. Charlin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stephanie-e-charlin "Stephanie E. Charlin")

## [Property-loss litigation for homeowners](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/property-loss-litigation "Property-loss litigation for homeowners")

A practical guide to representation of homeowners against their insurers

[Evangeline Fisher Grossman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/evangeline-fisher-grossman "Evangeline Fisher Grossman")
[Tonna K. Farrar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tonna-k-farrar "Tonna K. Farrar")

## [Developing the case for large economic damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/developing-the-case-for-large-economic-damages "Developing the case for large economic damages")

A look at the strategies and recent case law useful to maximize economic damages at trial

[Olivier Taillieu](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/olivier-taillieu "Olivier Taillieu")

## [Piercing the corporate veil to collect damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/piercing-the-corporate-veil-to-collect-damages "Piercing the corporate veil to collect damages")

Piercing the corporate veil and holding passive corporate business owners personally liable for torts caused by the corporate entity

[Edward Susolik](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/edward-susolik "Edward Susolik")

## [The science of the sympathetic nervous system in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/the-science-of-the-sympathetic-nervous-system-in-complex-regional-pain-syndrome-crps "The science of the sympathetic nervous system in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)")

The medical evidence necessary to support your claim of CRPS – or should you go with “chronic pain”?

[Benny Khorsandi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benny-khorsandi "Benny Khorsandi")
[Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas")

## [Arguing general damages at trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/arguing-general-damages-at-trial-2 "Arguing general damages at trial")

Using lists, timelines and the CACI instructions to demonstrate general damages

[Geoff Wells](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/geoff-wells "Geoff Wells")

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/appellate-reports-32 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Mazik v. Geico[[/case]] affirms punitive damages finding a regional manager qualified as a “managing agent”

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