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title: Appellate Decisions and Review
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Appellate Decisions and Review, from the Subject Matter Index.
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## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-february/appellate-reports-27 "Appellate Reports")

Path across park leading to restrooms is a “trail” for the purpose of trail immunity defense even if only occasionally used for recreational purposes

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

From Issue: [2020 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/appellate-reports-29 "Appellate Reports")

Supreme Court holds that plaintiffs do not lose standing to pursue PAGA claims against their employer by settling their individual claims

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

From Issue: [2020 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/appellate-reports-31 "Appellate Reports")

Supreme Court holds no right to jury trial under either Unfair Competition Law or False Advertising Law

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

From Issue: [2020 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/appellate-reports-35 "Appellate Reports")

A look at Prop 51, battery versus med mal, the sudden-emergency doctrine in auto accidents, and genuine-dispute doctrine in health insurance

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

From Issue: [2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/appellate-reports-38 "Appellate Reports")

Courts look at negligent infliction of emotional distress in the digital age; also design immunity and “home protection plans” as insurance

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

From Issue: [2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/appellate-reports-40 "Appellate Reports")

U.S. Supreme Court affirms state jurisdiction over alleged defective vehicles

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

From Issue: [2021 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march/appellate-reports-28 "Appellate Reports")

Court sees triable issue of fact as to “intolerable conditions” in constructive-termination case brought by gay CHP officer

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

From Issue: [2020 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/appellate-reports-30 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]In People v. Veamatahau[[/case]], Cal Supreme Court clarifies and restricts the meaning of “case-specific hearsay” that must be excluded under [[case]]People v. Sanchez[[/case]]

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

From Issue: [2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september/appellate-reports-34 "Appellate Reports")

Supreme Court resolves split of authority about the standard of review when standard of proof is clear-and-convincing evidence

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

From Issue: [2020 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/appellate-reports-37 "Appellate Reports")

Court says a jury should hear claim of hostile work environment created by a customer

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

From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/appellate-reports-39 "Appellate Reports")

Court of Appeal rejects CACI 2334 formulation of what constitutes a bad-faith failure to settle

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

From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/appellate-reports-43 "Appellate Reports")

Court looks at Medi-Cal liens and the published-compilation exception to the hearsay rule for evidence

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

From Issue: [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december)