--- title: 2025 October url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october --- # [2025 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october "2025 October") [![Advocate Oct25 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2025/10-october/Advocate-Oct25-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2025/October2025/html5/Advocate-Oct25-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [The battle that never ends](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/the-battle-that-never-ends "The battle that never ends") Newly elected CAALA and CAOC officers will lead us forward against “tort reform” [Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons") ## [What did – and didn’t – happen during the 2025 legislative session](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/what-did-and-didn-t-happen-during-the-2025-legislative-session "What did – and didn’t – happen during the 2025 legislative session") The rights of childhood sexual abuse survivors were under attack in 2025; also – an important deadline on survival actions [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") ## [Advocating for safety](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/advocating-for-safety "Advocating for safety") Many corporations market products that are unsafe, improperly tested, or based on false data; also, ending forced consumer arbitration [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [“Fall in” with TLC](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/fall-in-with-tlc-2 "“Fall in” with TLC") From golf tournaments to the Great Tryke Giveaway, Fall is a great time to give back to our communities [Megan E. Klein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/megan-e-klein-2 "Megan E. Klein") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/nursing-homes-health-safety-code-1430-subdivision-b "Nursing homes: Health & Safety Code § 1430, subdivision (b)") An overlooked statute that can drive your case, and it comes with attorney’s fees [Redmond Walton](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/redmond-walton "Redmond Walton") ## [Into the weeds of Prop 213](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/into-the-weeds-of-prop-213 "Into the weeds of Prop 213") Understanding the nuances of establishing financial responsibility [Nicholas W. Yoka](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicholas-w-yoka "Nicholas W. Yoka") ## [Appellate Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/appellate-briefs-3 "Appellate Briefs") MICRA and claims based on generally applicable duties of care, as opposed to “professional negligence” [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/redacted-sorry-but-i-d-like-the-names-please "Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please") Using [[case]]Paniagua[[/case]] to discover the names and contact information for witnesses listed in traffic-collision reports of similar prior incidents [Lucas A. Whitehill](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lucas-a-whitehill "Lucas A. Whitehill") ## [Beyond life](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/beyond-life "Beyond life") From Apple Watches and Fitbits to Oura Rings, the role of wearable health metrics in survival actions and other PI litigation [Siran Keosian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/siran-keosian "Siran Keosian") ## [Tax treatment of settlements reached when the case is on appeal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/tax-treatment-of-settlements-reached-when-the-case-is-on-appeal "Tax treatment of settlements reached when the case is on appeal") A look at cases that settle after a verdict, either with punitive damages or on which interest is running, with special attention to taxes on the legal fees paid [Robert W. Wood](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-w-wood "Robert W. Wood") ## [Mediating wage-and-hour claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/mediating-wage-and-hour-claims "Mediating wage-and-hour claims") A look at mediation of the most commonly litigated claims [Deborah Crandall Saxe](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/deborah-crandall-saxe "Deborah Crandall Saxe") ## [Swipe up for discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/swipe-up-for-discovery "Swipe up for discovery") The new rules of social evidence, where one viral image can gut your claim [Owili K. Eison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/owili-k-eison "Owili K. Eison") ## [E-scooters and e-bikes: Liability in the e-mobility era](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/e-scooters-and-e-bikes-liability-in-the-e-mobility-era "E-scooters and e-bikes: Liability in the e-mobility era") Thinking beyond the accident scene to find responsible parties and theories of liability [James Perry](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-perry "James Perry") ## [Pretrial settlements and their impact on your verdict](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/pretrial-settlements-and-their-impact-on-your-verdict "Pretrial settlements and their impact on your verdict") Calculating and reducing setoffs in personal-injury and medical-malpractice cases [Benjamin Ikuta](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta") ## [TOP GUN honorees 2025](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/top-gun-honorees-2025 "TOP GUN honorees 2025") Our fall momentum continues the traditions of education, service and celebration [Aaron Hicks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/aaron-hicks "Aaron Hicks")