---
title: 2023 March
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march
---

# [2023 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march "2023 March")

[![Advocate Mar23 cvr EZINE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2023/03-march/Advocate-Mar23-cvr-EZINE.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2023/March2023/html5/Advocate-Mar23-issue.html)

Articles in this issue:

## [CAOC’s 2023 agenda](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/caoc-s-2023-agenda "CAOC’s 2023 agenda")

Preventing elder fraud and protecting civil justice

[Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna")
[Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar")

## [Third Circuit says J&J can’t create a subsidiary to unload its liabilities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/third-circuit-says-j-j-can-t-create-a-subsidiary-to-unload-its-liabilities "Third Circuit says J&J can’t create a subsidiary to unload its liabilities")

Also: States aggressively push to limit corporate liability for causing harm

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

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/appellate-report-7 "Appellate Report")

Limits on trial court’s ability to impose sanctions for misuse of discovery

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

## [Sexual harassment in the workplace; actions brought under FEHA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace-actions-brought-under-feha "Sexual harassment in the workplace; actions brought under FEHA")

[Lorena Vazquez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lorena-vazquez "Lorena Vazquez")

## [Trial Lawyer Charities have wonderful stories to tell](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/trial-lawyer-charities-have-wonderful-stories-to-tell "Trial Lawyer Charities have wonderful stories to tell")

LATLC and OCTLC focus on education, children, survivors of abuse, persons with disabilities, and homelessness

[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")

## [The theatrics of deposing employer representatives](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/the-theatrics-of-deposing-employer-representatives "The theatrics of deposing employer representatives")

You must rehearse for every deposition as if it was the role of a lifetime, and this requires a script

[Maximilian Lee](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maximilian-lee "Maximilian Lee")

## [Why PAGA still matters](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/why-paga-still-matters "Why PAGA still matters")

PAGA is worth fighting to protect because it protects the working people of California

[Jennifer Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennifer-kramer "Jennifer Kramer")

## [When the defendants do not timely pay arbitration fees](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/when-the-defendants-do-not-timely-pay-arbitration-fees "When the defendants do not timely pay arbitration fees")

Using SB 707 (CCP §§ 1280, 1281) to escape arbitration: the statutes and case law

[Tilak Gupta](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tilak-gupta "Tilak Gupta")

## [OCTLA charity to support CASA volunteers working with foster care kids](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/octla-charity-to-support-casa-volunteers-working-with-foster-care-kids "OCTLA charity to support CASA volunteers working with foster care kids")

Goal is to raise over $300,000 at Top Gun Gala

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

## [Employment-law intakes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/employment-law-intakes "Employment-law intakes")

Basic questions to ask when a potential employment client calls your office

[Ely Grinvald](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ely-grinvald "Ely Grinvald")

## [Getting FEHA discrimination cases past summary judgment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/getting-feha-discrimination-cases-past-summary-judgment "Getting FEHA discrimination cases past summary judgment")

Failure-to-accommodate cases are also disability-discrimination cases

[Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons")

## [Pre-litigation investigation strategies in single-plaintiff employment cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/pre-litigation-investigation-strategies-in-single-plaintiff-employment-cases "Pre-litigation investigation strategies in single-plaintiff employment cases")

Investigating your employment case after you retain the client but [[case]]before[[/case]] filing a lawsuit will help ensure you avoid common litigation pitfalls and maximize case value

[Joshua Cohen Slatkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joshua-cohen-slatkin "Joshua Cohen Slatkin")

## [Finding and using evidence to win your employment case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/finding-and-using-evidence-to-win-your-employment-case "Finding and using evidence to win your employment case")

Evidence can be testimony about what someone saw or heard or smelled. Even someone’s opinion

[Carmen Sabater](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/carmen-sabater "Carmen Sabater")

## [The intersection between workers’ comp claims and employment claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/the-intersection-between-workers-comp-claims-and-employment-claims "The intersection between workers’ comp claims and employment claims")

How the workers’ comp claim morphs into an employment action when employers violate the FEHA rules

[Janeth Arias](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janeth-arias "Janeth Arias")

## [Claims, remedies, and discovery when representing undocumented workers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/claims-remedies-and-discovery-when-representing-undocumented-workers "Claims, remedies, and discovery when representing undocumented workers")

Immigration status is irrelevant to the issue of liability for purpose of enforcing state employment and civil rights laws

[Cristal L. Cabrera](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cristal-l-cabrera "Cristal L. Cabrera")

## [Stomping on the iron feet of oppression](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/stomping-on-the-iron-feet-of-oppression "Stomping on the iron feet of oppression")

Defeating the Federal Railway Labor Act and Labor Management Relations Act § 301 preemption defense in state-law employment cases

[Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski")

## [Cyberscam may cost plaintiff’s firm six figures](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/cyberscam-may-cost-plaintiff-s-firm-six-figures "Cyberscam may cost plaintiff’s firm six figures")

How to protect your firm and its clients