--- title: 2022 October url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october --- # [2022 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october "2022 October") [![Advocate Oct22 cvr EZINE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2022/10-october/Advocate-Oct22-cvr-EZINE.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2022/October2022/html5/Advocate-Oct22-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Is my client sitting on a gold mine?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/is-my-client-sitting-on-a-gold-mine "Is my client sitting on a gold mine?") A high-level guide to whistleblower statutes [John W. Black](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-w-black "John W. Black") [Samuel J. Buffone Jr.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/samuel-j-buffone-jr "Samuel J. Buffone Jr.") ## [Bankruptcy review for non-bankruptcy lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/bankruptcy-review-for-non-bankruptcy-lawyers "Bankruptcy review for non-bankruptcy lawyers") An overview to help guide your client, whether debtor or creditors [J’aime Williams Kerper](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/j-aime-williams-kerper "J’aime Williams Kerper") [Leslie A. Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/leslie-a-cohen "Leslie A. Cohen") ## [Cruise-ship passenger injury litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/cruise-ship-passenger-injury-litigation "Cruise-ship passenger injury litigation") Pursuing cruise-ship passengers’ personal-injury claims; procedure and common mistakes to avoid [Aksana Coone](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/aksana-coone "Aksana Coone") ## [Understanding, recognizing and empathizing with elder abuse](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/understanding-recognizing-and-empathizing-with-elder-abuse "Understanding, recognizing and empathizing with elder abuse") The most common ailments afflicting elders in hospital and institutional settings that can result from negligent care [Jonathon Farahi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathon-farahi "Jonathon Farahi") ## [Dive into your first uninsured/underinsured motorist arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/dive-into-your-first-uninsured-underinsured-motorist-arbitration "Dive into your first uninsured/underinsured motorist arbitration") UM/UIM arbitration offers many advantages over trial, particularly for new lawyers [Barry P. Goldberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barry-p-goldberg "Barry P. Goldberg") ## [Issue-spotting in medical-malpractice cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/issue-spotting-in-medical-malpractice-cases "Issue-spotting in medical-malpractice cases") A seasoned practitioner’s insights into how to evaluate a potential medical-malpractice lawsuit in light of the changes coming to MICRA [Linda Fermoyle Rice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-fermoyle-rice "Linda Fermoyle Rice") ## [The coach’s duty to student athletes and the assumption of the risk defense](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/the-coach-s-duty-to-student-athletes-and-the-assumption-of-the-risk-defense "The coach’s duty to student athletes and the assumption of the risk defense") Schools have a special relationship with students, [[case]]in loco parentis[[/case]], that imposes a heightened duty of care [Austin G. Ward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/austin-g-ward "Austin G. Ward") ## [Claims against public-sector employers can be calculated to expand your practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/claims-against-public-sector-employers-can-be-calculated-to-expand-your-practice "Claims against public-sector employers can be calculated to expand your practice") Exhaustion of administrative remedies is required at both the Federal and the State/local levels, and those remedies are faster and often more effective than litigation [Nicole Meyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicole-meyers "Nicole Meyers") [Oshea Orchid](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/oshea-orchid "Oshea Orchid") ## [Eight steps to success in handling a DUI case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/eight-steps-to-success-in-handling-a-dui-case "Eight steps to success in handling a DUI case") PI attorneys may occasionally find themselves handling a DUI matter; here are the basics [Lisa Zhao Liu](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lisa-zhao-liu "Lisa Zhao Liu") ## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/appellate-report-3 "Appellate Report") Court reviews [[case]]Privette[[/case]] rule on retained control of job site [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Beyond MICRA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/beyond-micra "Beyond MICRA") Issue-spotting non-MICRA claims in cases against healthcare providers [Sean O’Neill](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sean-o-neill "Sean O’Neill") ## [Immigration-defense law: U nonimmigrant status](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/immigration-defense-law-u-nonimmigrant-status "Immigration-defense law: U nonimmigrant status") Could your client be eligible? What it is and how to apply [Elizabeth P. Uribe](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-p-uribe "Elizabeth P. Uribe") ## [Working for you and your clients, from expense deductions on taxes to fighting forced arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/working-for-you-and-your-clients-from-expense-deductions-on-taxes-to-fighting-forced-arbitration "Working for you and your clients, from expense deductions on taxes to fighting forced arbitration") Also: Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements from settlements for future med costs [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Looking back at the 2022 legislative session – and looking ahead](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/looking-back-at-the-2022-legislative-session-and-looking-ahead "Looking back at the 2022 legislative session – and looking ahead") Stopping the State Bar’s dangerous efforts to allow non-attorneys to practice law and own law firms, and (finally!) increasing MICRA limits and auto insurance minimums [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") ## [Jet lagged](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/jet-lagged "Jet lagged") Top Gun Award winners: William D. Shapiro, Richard A. Cohn, Angel J. Carrazco, Annee Della Donna and Clare H. Lucich [Douglas Vanderpool](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-vanderpool "Douglas Vanderpool") ## [It’s personal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/it-s-personal "It’s personal") The power of sharing an intensely personal story [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein")