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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/2022-january/appellate-reports-44 "Appellate Reports")

Bad-faith failure to settle examined based on contract law principle; also, COVID business interruption coverage

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

From Issue: [2022 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/appellate-reports-46 "Appellate Reports")

Supreme court rules governmental design immunity for dangerous roads does not categorically preclude failure-to-warn claims; also, public liability for dangerous sidewalks

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

From Issue: [2023 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/appellate-reports-48 "Appellate Reports")

Cal Supreme court rules on an employer’s agent’s liability in FEHA cases; also, products liability claims based on absence of a safety feature that would have prevented the accident

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

From Issue: [2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/appellate-reports-50 "Appellate Reports")

Relief from waiver of jury trial; also Labor Code and pay stubs, hotels and premises liability

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

From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/appellate-reports-52 "Appellate Reports")

After State Farm denies homeowner’s claim, contract and bad-faith suit is barred by statute of limitations, but suit for unfair business practice under UCL can go forward

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

From Issue: [2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/appellate-reports-54 "Appellate Reports")

Insurance coverage for cleaning-up smoke and debris when premises do not burn; also, head injury in football and assumption of the risk doctrine

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

From Issue: [2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january/appellate-reports-36 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Daubert[[/case]] error no longer requires new trial as sole remedy

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

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

## [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")

From Issue: [2023 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/appellate-reports-49 "Appellate Reports")

Legal malpractice complaints and the statute of limitations; also, WC as exclusive remedy for school volunteers

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

From Issue: [2023 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/appellate-reports-51 "Appellate Reports")

Medical-expense damages and the collateral-source rule/Medicare; also, handwritten vs. electronic signatures on arbitration agreements, and scam ads on Facebook, binding arbitration agreements and wrongful-death heirs

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

From Issue: [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/appellate-reports-53 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Privette[[/case]] and its applicability to indirect owner of hirer. Also, sports and assumption of the risk; “headless” PAGA claims; dangers alongside high-speed roadways

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

From Issue: [2025 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/appellate-reports-55 "Appellate Reports")

Decisions involving legal malpractice, waiver of arbitration, medical malpractice and insurance bad faith

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

From Issue: [2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june)