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

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Articles in this issue:

## [Depositions: Use honey, not vinegar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/depositions-use-honey-not-vinegar "Depositions: Use honey, not vinegar")

Experience dictates the kinder approach usually wins with most deponents

[Robert Abiri](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-abiri "Robert Abiri")

## [A proactive approach to the plaintiff’s deposition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/a-proactive-approach-to-the-plaintiff-s-deposition "A proactive approach to the plaintiff’s deposition")

Take advantage of the plaintiff’s deposition to showcase the humanity of your client – so the defense sees it, too

[Alexis Gamliel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alexis-gamliel "Alexis Gamliel")

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/appellate-reports-23 "Appellate Reports")

Attorney’s potential liability under settlement signed by attorney with notation “approved as to form and content”

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

## [AEB - Automatic Emergency Braking](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/aeb "AEB - Automatic Emergency Braking")

It could change your auto-accident practice dramatically within three years

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

## [Don’t let phase two faze you - punitive damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/don-t-let-phase-two-faze-you "Don’t let phase two faze you - punitive damages")

Being prepared to present financial evidence regarding the defendant in the punitive-damages phase

[Britany M. Engelman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/britany-m-engelman "Britany M. Engelman")

## [PAGA: Forging ahead](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/paga-forging-ahead "PAGA: Forging ahead")

The quest for clarity under California’s PAGA: recent rulings to help you value the case

[Julia Wells](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/julia-wells "Julia Wells")
[Tagore Subramaniam](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tagore-subramaniam "Tagore Subramaniam")

## [Person most knowledgeable depositions in employment disability discrimination](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/person-most-knowledgeable-depositions-in-employment-disability-discrimination "Person most knowledgeable depositions in employment disability discrimination")

You can use PMK testimony in place of expert testimony to demonstrate how the employer failed to protect a disabled employee’s rights

[Griselda S. Rodriguez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/griselda-s-rodriguez "Griselda S. Rodriguez")

## [Getting the corporate incident report and witness statements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/getting-the-corporate-incident-report-and-witness-statements "Getting the corporate incident report and witness statements")

Application of attorney-client and work-product privileges to corporate incident reports and employee-witness statements

[Lyssa A. Roberts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lyssa-a-roberts "Lyssa A. Roberts")

## [Effective storytelling and your discovery plan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/effective-storytelling-and-your-discovery-plan "Effective storytelling and your discovery plan")

A step-by-step approach to creating a discovery plan so you can tell your client's story at trial

[Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez")

## [The defense medical examination](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/the-defense-medical-examination "The defense medical examination")

Protecting your clients and their cases from improper examinations and interrogations during DMEs

[Andrew Owen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-owen "Andrew Owen")