Advocate Oct21 cvr ezine

Articles in this issue:

The art of being you

Who are you? The value of being yourself in the courtroom


Contract, fraud, and libel damages

Damages available in common non-personal-injury actions. For punitives, look for the wolf in sheep’s clothing — fraudulent inducement


Assessing property damages for California wildfire victims

Plaintiffs often assume the measure of property damage is replacement value – too often it is not


Emerging ethical considerations with indemnification and liquidated-damages clauses in PI settlement agreements

Think twice about signing releases in settlement agreements that include liquidated damages or indemnification provisions


Proving punitive damages in employment cases

Punitives should be at the forefront of your litigation strategy at every stage of your employment case


Telling a special-damages story

Focus on the human elements and story to support your numbers


A class in class actions

Damages and their role in class certification, with a look at the [[case]]Bateman[[/case]] ruling on “disproportionate” damages


Maximizing wrongful death and survivor damages at mediation

Lawyers often conflate the different types of damages that are recoverable when a family member dies due to the negligence or fault of a third party


Appellate Reports

[[case]]Privette[[/case]]: The Supreme Court clarifies and narrows its exceptions


Can your client’s helper join the meeting?

Protecting attorney-client privilege when third parties are involved in discussions with you


Tough decision

Work remotely or return to the office?


Congress introduces bill to end forced arbitration in nursing homes

Also: Biden nominates a former plaintiff’s attorney and the first openly LGBT woman to serve on any federal circuit court


CAOC Legislative report 2021 – not one tort reform bill passed!

A look at trial lawyers’ priorities with the new legislative session as CAOC’s November convention approaches


Top Gun awards honor our top courtroom advocates

Live awards ceremony November 13 at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort


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A look back at the people and programs that made CAALA Vegas 2021 a huge success