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title: 2023 April
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april
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# [2023 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april "2023 April")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Cracking the corporate shell game to find deeper pockets](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/cracking-the-corporate-shell-game-to-find-deeper-pockets "Cracking the corporate shell game to find deeper pockets")

Transportation companies: Establishing shared liability through joint-venture and single-business-enterprise theories

[Kevin Boyle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kevin-boyle "Kevin Boyle")
[Matthew Stumpf](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-stumpf "Matthew Stumpf")

## [The wheels on the bus go round and round](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/the-wheels-on-the-bus-go-round-and-round "The wheels on the bus go round and round")

Sexual assaults on school buses: Identifying defendants and building your case

[Geraldine Weiss](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/geraldine-weiss "Geraldine Weiss")

## [Passenger vs. passenger bus assaults](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/passenger-vs-passenger-bus-assaults "Passenger vs. passenger bus assaults")

The duty owed by bus operators, Greyhound in particular, to passengers attacked on the bus

[Clay Robbins, III](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clay-robbins-iii "Clay Robbins, III")
[Crawford Appleby](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/crawford-appleby "Crawford Appleby")

## [The railroad crossing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/the-railroad-crossing "The railroad crossing")

Your investigation will lead to a determination as to the adequacy of the barriers or warnings presented to the individual prior to the train wreck

[Nathan Karlin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nathan-karlin "Nathan Karlin")

## [Anatomy of a trucking case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/anatomy-of-a-trucking-case "Anatomy of a trucking case")

Using myriad trucking regulations to further your case, from investigation through deposition and trial

[Kate Harvey-Lee](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kate-harvey-lee "Kate Harvey-Lee")

## [Municipal bus accidents: Evidence and discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/municipal-bus-accidents-evidence-and-discovery "Municipal bus accidents: Evidence and discovery")

The evidence you need, where to find it, and how to use discovery to take advantage of common-carrier duties

[M. Lawrence Lallande](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/m-lawrence-lallande "M. Lawrence Lallande")

## [Admiralty law: LOLA litigation and a long overdue small-passenger-vessel exception](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/admiralty-law-lola-litigation-and-a-long-overdue-small-passenger-vessel-exception "Admiralty law: LOLA litigation and a long overdue small-passenger-vessel exception")

For injuries on a small vessel, such as a sunset harbor cruise, the Limitation of Liability Act (LOLA) can be your enemy, but now there’s hope

[Aksana Coone](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/aksana-coone "Aksana Coone")

## [Lessons learned litigating against Lyft](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/lessons-learned-litigating-against-lyft "Lessons learned litigating against Lyft")

A look at this transportation company’s litigation practices and caselaw that will help you with vicarious liability for a Lyft driver’s negligence

[Lisa V. Benedetti](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lisa-v-benedetti "Lisa V. Benedetti")
[Shannon M. Kilpatrick](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shannon-m-kilpatrick "Shannon M. Kilpatrick")

## [Sorting out all the possible tortfeasors in truck-crash cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/sorting-out-all-the-possible-tortfeasors-in-truck-crash-cases "Sorting out all the possible tortfeasors in truck-crash cases")

Complex case law and federal/state regulations that govern trucking can be used to your advantage if you know how

[Rena Leizerman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rena-leizerman "Rena Leizerman")

## [“Three is not enough”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/three-is-not-enough "“Three is not enough”")

Helping children with disabilities replace wheelchairs with new “wheels”

[Karina Lallande](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/karina-lallande "Karina Lallande")
[Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West")

## [Injuries on international flights](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/injuries-on-international-flights "Injuries on international flights")

Understanding the Montreal Convention and virtual strict liability – you don’t need an airline crash to make an accident claim

[Chuck Geerhart](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/chuck-geerhart "Chuck Geerhart")

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/appellate-report-8 "Appellate Report")

Warning labels on generic drugs; also, refusal to pay arbitration fees, and HOAs suing for construction defects

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

## [States introduce laws to force delivery network companies to carry minimum insurance](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/states-introduce-laws-to-force-delivery-network-companies-to-carry-minimum-insurance "States introduce laws to force delivery network companies to carry minimum insurance")

Also: Pushing back against forced arbitration

[Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen")

## [CAOC Justice Day is back!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/caoc-justice-day-is-back "CAOC Justice Day is back!")

Sharing the human component of the work you do with legislators

[Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna")

## [Justice Day and multiple exciting events](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/justice-day-and-multiple-exciting-events "Justice Day and multiple exciting events")

So many ways to keep connected, active and keep learning

[Lindsey Aitken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-aitken "Lindsey Aitken")

## [New CAALA website is designed to meet members’ needs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/new-caala-website-is-designed-to-meet-members-needs "New CAALA website is designed to meet members’ needs")

New inductees to CAALA Hall of Fame to be honored at dinner June 8
