--- title: 2022 August url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august --- # [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august "2022 August") [![Advo Aug22 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2022/08-august/Advo-Aug22-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2022/August2022/html5/Advocate-Aug22-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Gratitude makes for a life well lived](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/gratitude-makes-for-a-life-well-lived "Gratitude makes for a life well lived") It is said that we have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein") ## [Summer in the high desert: Joshua Tree](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/summer-in-the-high-desert-joshua-tree "Summer in the high desert: Joshua Tree") “The jury trial began on a hot day in July 1943 in the Riverside County Superior Court…” [Douglas Vanderpool](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-vanderpool "Douglas Vanderpool") ## [The shelf of corporate shame](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/the-shelf-of-corporate-shame "The shelf of corporate shame") SB 1149 (Leyva) will fix it. Protecting consumers against dangerous drugs and other products by removing the cloak of secret settlements [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") ## [Camp Lejeune Justice Act brings justice to veterans](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/camp-lejeune-justice-act-brings-justice-to-veterans "Camp Lejeune Justice Act brings justice to veterans") Also, Georgia Trial Lawyers amicus brief helps Georgia Court to reject the “Apex Doctrine” shielding corporate officers [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/appellate-report-2 "Appellate Report") Courts look at expert concessions on causation; also personal jurisdiction [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [e-xhilarating](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/e-xhilarating "e-xhilarating") Examining common liability issues presented by e-bike cases [Miles B. Cooper](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/miles-b-cooper "Miles B. Cooper") ## [Electric bicycles: It has a motor, but in California it’s not a motor vehicle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/electric-bicycles-it-has-a-motor-but-in-california-it-s-not-a-motor-vehicle "Electric bicycles: It has a motor, but in California it’s not a motor vehicle") How e-bikes are classified and the legal rules of the road for this fast-emerging mode of transportation [Nestor Schnasse](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nestor-schnasse "Nestor Schnasse") ## [The right lane](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/the-right-lane "The right lane") Discovery in cycling cases: There’s more evidence than you think [Steve Rosen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steve-rosen "Steve Rosen") ## [Handling auto vs. auto cases in your first year of practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/handling-auto-vs-auto-cases-in-your-first-year-of-practice "Handling auto vs. auto cases in your first year of practice") Four tips for the first-year attorney [Rogelio Ruiz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rogelio-ruiz "Rogelio Ruiz") ## [Advocating for PI plaintiffs in criminal court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/advocating-for-pi-plaintiffs-in-criminal-court "Advocating for PI plaintiffs in criminal court") A guide to winning restitution in the criminal courts, including attorney’s contingency fees [Melanie Meneses Palmer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/melanie-meneses-palmer "Melanie Meneses Palmer") ## [Who’s at fault?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/who-s-at-fault "Who’s at fault?") Issue spotting past the collision to find deeper pockets [Santo Riccobono](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/santo-riccobono "Santo Riccobono") [Tobin Ellis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tobin-ellis "Tobin Ellis") ## [Don’t lose before you’ve even started](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/don-t-lose-before-you-ve-even-started "Don’t lose before you’ve even started") Choosing the right jurors for your auto case can be the difference between winning and losing [Ashley Laiken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ashley-laiken "Ashley Laiken") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [Proving damages through the testimony of treating physicians](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/proving-damages-through-the-testimony-of-treating-physicians "Proving damages through the testimony of treating physicians") Treater testimony is the foundation upon which you will construct your damages presentation [Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar") ## [Federal trucking-safety regulations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/federal-trucking-safety-regulations "Federal trucking-safety regulations") An additional avenue of liability in trucking cases [Jesse E. French](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jesse-e-french "Jesse E. French") ## [Preventing a collision with the future](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/preventing-a-collision-with-the-future "Preventing a collision with the future") Autonomous vehicles involved in accidents present myriad liability considerations [Kyle Jordan Hindin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kyle-jordan-hindin "Kyle Jordan Hindin") ## [[[case]]Jones v. Smith[[/case]]: Much to learn from one case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/case-jones-v-smith-case-much-to-learn-from-one-case "[[case]]Jones v. Smith[[/case]]: Much to learn from one case") The judge’s review of a large jury verdict that opened up an auto policy, and an analysis of why other trials end up in low/defense verdicts [Gerald Rosenberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gerald-rosenberg "Gerald Rosenberg")