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

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Articles in this issue:

## [Availability of injunctive relief in arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/availability-of-injunctive-relief-in-arbitration "Availability of injunctive relief in arbitration")

The extent to which California arbitrators have the power to grant injunctive relief

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

## [A convenient way to confirm a settlement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/a-convenient-way-to-confirm-a-settlement "A convenient way to confirm a settlement")

Oral mediation-settlement agreements and the use of Evidence Code section 1118

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

## [Nursing home arbitration agreements in California – Understanding the basics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/nursing-home-arbitration-agreements-in-california-understanding-the-basics "Nursing home arbitration agreements in California – Understanding the basics")

A desktop summary of elder-abuse arbitration law

[Art Gharibian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/art-gharibian "Art Gharibian")

## [Review, reconsideration, and correction of an arbitration award by the arbitrator](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/review-reconsideration-and-correction-of-an-arbitration-award-by-the-arbitrator "Review, reconsideration, and correction of an arbitration award by the arbitrator")

The limited circumstances under which arbitrators can correct their own awards

[Jackson Lucky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jackson-lucky "Jackson Lucky")

## [Recent developments in employment-law arbitration from 2022 and 2023](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/recent-developments-in-employment-law-arbitration-from-2022-and-2023 "Recent developments in employment-law arbitration from 2022 and 2023")

An update on current decisions in employment-law arbitration

[Stephen M. Benardo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stephen-m-benardo-2 "Stephen M. Benardo")

## [Arbitrator disclosure requirements, failures, and disqualifications](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/arbitrator-disclosure-requirements-failures-and-disqualifications "Arbitrator disclosure requirements, failures, and disqualifications")

An arbitrator’s disclosure failures may cause a judicial revocation of an award

[Tricia Bigelow](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tricia-bigelow "Tricia Bigelow")

## [Mandatory settlement conferences are not mediations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/mandatory-settlement-conferences-are-not-mediations "Mandatory settlement conferences are not mediations")

Knowing the distinctions, especially on confidentiality, can help move your case towards settlement

[Dalila Corral Lyons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dalila-corral-lyons "Dalila Corral Lyons")

## [Don’t let a liquidated-damages clause nullify your settlement agreement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/don-t-let-a-liquidated-damages-clause-nullify-your-settlement-agreement "Don’t let a liquidated-damages clause nullify your settlement agreement")

When a settlement agreement includes a liquidated-damages provision it may become subject to heightened scrutiny

[Abraham Khan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/abraham-khan "Abraham Khan")

## [Mediating cases with large medical liens](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/mediating-cases-with-large-medical-liens "Mediating cases with large medical liens")

Protecting medical-lien claims and the plaintiff through timely negotiation and disclosure of liens

[Elizabeth R. Feffer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-r-feffer "Elizabeth R. Feffer")

## [PAGA and arbitration: from [[case]]Viking River Cruises v. Moriana[[/case]] to [[case]]Adolph v. Uber[[/case]]. Who’s left standing?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/paga-and-arbitration-from-case-viking-river-cruises-v-moriana-case-to-case-adolph-v-uber-case-who-s-left-standing "PAGA and arbitration: from [[case]]Viking River Cruises v. Moriana[[/case]] to [[case]]Adolph v. Uber[[/case]]. Who’s left standing?")

The California Supreme Court weighs-in, favoring an employee’s right to individual arbitration and representative PAGA standing

[Tagore Subramaniam](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tagore-subramaniam "Tagore Subramaniam")

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/appellate-reports-47 "Appellate Reports")

In [[case]]Adolph[[/case]], California Supreme Court declines to follow High Court on arbitration of PAGA actions

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

## [A period prone to mischief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/a-period-prone-to-mischief "A period prone to mischief")

Legislature’s session nears its end and many bills are still pending

[Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten")

## [A million reasons to join the trial lawyer charities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/a-million-reasons-to-join-the-trial-lawyer-charities "A million reasons to join the trial lawyer charities")

Here are just a few from our members

[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")

## [As congress returns from recess, there’s much work to be done](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/as-congress-returns-from-recess-there-s-much-work-to-be-done "As congress returns from recess, there’s much work to be done")

Working at the federal level and with state associations

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

## [OCTLA summer events included axe throwing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/octla-summer-events-included-axe-throwing "OCTLA summer events included axe throwing")

September seminar on protecting your record for appeal features Jeffrey Ehrlich and Steven Schuetze

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

## [Welcome to the 41st CAALA Vegas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/welcome-to-the-41st-caala-vegas "Welcome to the 41st CAALA Vegas")

The annual convention is followed by nominations for the Trial Lawyer of the Year and Rising Star awards