--- title: 2020 June url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june --- # [2020 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june "2020 June") [![Advocate Jun20 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2020/06-june/Advocate-Jun20-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2020/June2020/html5/Advocate-Jun20-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Problems in products liability likely to arise out of COVID-19](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/problems-in-products-liability-likely-to-arise-out-of-covid-19 "Problems in products liability likely to arise out of COVID-19") Litigation problems stemming from COVID-19, and common issues surrounding [[case]]forum non conveniens[[/case]] and failure-to-warn cases [Christopher T. Aumais](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-t-aumais "Christopher T. Aumais") [David R. Lira](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-r-lira "David R. Lira") ## [COVID-19 business-interruption claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/covid-19-business-interruption-claims "COVID-19 business-interruption claims") Getting around the “virus” exclusion may require a lot of careful reading as language differs between policies [Michael J. Bidart](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-j-bidart "Michael J. Bidart") [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") ## [[[case]]Bristol-Myers Squibb[[/case]]’s impact on class actions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/bristol-myers-squibb-s-impact-on-class-actions "[[case]]Bristol-Myers Squibb[[/case]]’s impact on class actions") [[case]]Bristol-Myers Squibb[[/case]] imposed new limitations on specific jurisdiction in mass actions [Robert Fisher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-fisher "Robert Fisher") ## [Minimum equipment list](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/minimum-equipment-list "Minimum equipment list") The essentials of an aviation products-liability case [A. Ilyas Akbari](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/a-ilyas-akbari "A. Ilyas Akbari") ## [Class certification and warranty claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/class-certification-and-warranty-claims "Class certification and warranty claims") The implications of class-certification requirements in California State and Federal District Courts for breach of warranty claims in products-defect class actions [Anastasia K. Mazzella](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anastasia-k-mazzella "Anastasia K. Mazzella") [Serena Vartazarian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/serena-vartazarian "Serena Vartazarian") ## [When that which is supposed to heal, does more harm than good](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/when-that-which-is-supposed-to-heal-does-more-harm-than-good "When that which is supposed to heal, does more harm than good") An overview of the doctrinal framework of warning defects as applied to pharmaceutical-injury cases [Natali Shabani](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/natali-shabani "Natali Shabani") ## [Your client is in flames, the structure is in flames, now what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/your-client-is-in-flames-the-structure-is-in-flames-now-what "Your client is in flames, the structure is in flames, now what?") Bringing a products-liability action based on hazardous substance/materials laws [Katrina N. Yu](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/katrina-n-yu "Katrina N. Yu") ## [Business-income insurance and COVID-19](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/business-income-insurance-and-covid-19 "Business-income insurance and COVID-19") A look at the “direct physical loss of or damage to property” requirements in ISO form business-income policies [Charles Miller](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/charles-miller "Charles Miller") ## [Is this a class action?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/is-this-a-class-action "Is this a class action?") The basics of deciding whether your case has the makings of a successful class action [David Pivtorak](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-pivtorak "David Pivtorak") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/appellate-reports-31 "Appellate Reports") Supreme Court holds no right to jury trial under either Unfair Competition Law or False Advertising Law [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [E-cigarette litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/e-cigarette-litigation "E-cigarette litigation") Success often hinges on uncovering the chain of distribution [Gabriel Sepulveda-Sanchez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gabriel-sepulveda-sanchez "Gabriel Sepulveda-Sanchez") ## [CAALA Education: From in-person to online overnight](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/caala-education-from-in-person-to-online-overnight "CAALA Education: From in-person to online overnight") CAALA is one of a select few organizations certified to offer online MCLE programs [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [AAJ stands up against demands for COVID-19 blanket immunity](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/aaj-stands-up-against-demands-for-covid-19-blanket-immunity "AAJ stands up against demands for COVID-19 blanket immunity") Taking the lead against corporate America’s attempt to take advantage of the COVID-19 Pandemic for their anti-worker, anti-consumer agenda [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [OCTLA pushing forward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/octla-pushing-forward "OCTLA pushing forward") We can’t be together, but we can still share our knowledge through live webinars [Jonathan Dwork](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-dwork "Jonathan Dwork") ## [Remembering dad](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/remembering-dad "Remembering dad") A look at the lawyer dads whose examples inspired sons and daughters to join our profession [Jeffrey A. Rudman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-a-rudman "Jeffrey A. Rudman")