--- title: 2023 May url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may --- # [2023 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may "2023 May") [![Advo May23 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2023/05-may/Advo-May23-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2023/May2023/html5/Advocate-May23-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Look to the contract to defeat implied delegation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/look-to-the-contract-to-defeat-implied-delegation "Look to the contract to defeat implied delegation") Do not let [[case]]Privette[[/case]]’s implied delegation shift the cost of defendant’s harm onto plaintiffs and workers’ compensation carriers [Alan Van Gelder](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alan-van-gelder "Alan Van Gelder") ## [Officer needs assistance](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/officer-needs-assistance "Officer needs assistance") A primer on representing first responders in personal-injury actions [Diana Diskin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/diana-diskin "Diana Diskin") [Justin D. Feldman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/justin-d-feldman "Justin D. Feldman") ## [With SB 365, CAOC looks to stop corporate abuse when arbitration is denied](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/with-sb-365-caoc-looks-to-stop-corporate-abuse-when-arbitration-is-denied "With SB 365, CAOC looks to stop corporate abuse when arbitration is denied") When a company’s arbitration agreement with an employee or customer is ruled invalid, too often the corporation will file a frivolous appeal to delay the victim’s case [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") ## [Cal/OSHA materials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/cal-osha-materials "Cal/OSHA materials") Know them, get them and use them to establish negligence in your PI case [Mauro Fiore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mauro-fiore "Mauro Fiore") [Yesenia Sanchez-Riewthong](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/yesenia-sanchez-riewthong "Yesenia Sanchez-Riewthong") ## [Construction-site injuries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/construction-site-injuries "Construction-site injuries") A guide to key discovery through voir dire [Brandon Salumbides](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brandon-salumbides "Brandon Salumbides") [Dan Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dan-kramer "Dan Kramer") [Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson") ## [COVID-19 workers’ comp claim: Denied](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/covid-19-workers-comp-claim-denied "COVID-19 workers’ comp claim: Denied") Navigating the denial of a Covid-19 workers’ compensation claim; presumptive and non-presumptive cases [Dane P. Gilliam](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dane-p-gilliam "Dane P. Gilliam") ## [Construction-site injury cases – knowing what you need to prove](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/construction-site-injury-cases-knowing-what-you-need-to-prove "Construction-site injury cases – knowing what you need to prove") The key to these cases is understanding the law and how to obtain the evidence to prove your case [John F. Ramey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-f-ramey "John F. Ramey") ## [Crossovers between employment law and workers’ compensation cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/crossovers-between-employment-law-and-workers-compensation-cases "Crossovers between employment law and workers’ compensation cases") How the WC claim may affect the employment-law case, and vice-versa [Jonathan D. Roven](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-d-roven "Jonathan D. Roven") ## [Litigating, managing and settling workers’ compensation/third-party crossover cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/litigating-managing-and-settling-workers-compensation-third-party-crossover-cases "Litigating, managing and settling workers’ compensation/third-party crossover cases") Overview of the (sometimes devastating) effect of a WC claim on your recovery in a crossover personal-injury case [Tal Rubin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tal-rubin "Tal Rubin") ## [A focus on homelessness](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/a-focus-on-homelessness "A focus on homelessness") For decades, Southern California has been the epicenter of 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") ## [A primer on insurance-coverage issues in construction-defect cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/a-primer-on-insurance-coverage-issues-in-construction-defect-cases "A primer on insurance-coverage issues in construction-defect cases") Know the insurance policies you are dealing with before you wade too deeply into complex litigation [Shant Karnikian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shant-karnikian "Shant Karnikian") ## [Consumer agency proposes rule to highlight corporate arbitration-clause abuses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/consumer-agency-proposes-rule-to-highlight-corporate-arbitration-clause-abuses "Consumer agency proposes rule to highlight corporate arbitration-clause abuses") Also: Florida enacts broad tort reform package [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Denied: Closed door or open opportunity?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/denied-closed-door-or-open-opportunity "Denied: Closed door or open opportunity?") When the WC carrier denies coverage, here are strategies on using the resultant enhanced discovery to secure both WC coverage and enhance the civil case [Richard C. Alpers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/richard-c-alpers "Richard C. Alpers") ## [Trial strategies with a workers’ comp lien](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/trial-strategies-with-a-workers-comp-lien "Trial strategies with a workers’ comp lien") If you are just presenting a lump sum WC lien to the jury and asking for that award, you are wasting a good opportunity to increase the value of your case