--- title: Columns - Consumer Attorneys of California description: Advocate Magazine articles on Columns - Consumer Attorneys of California, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Columns%20-%20Consumer%20Attorneys%20of%20California --- ## [“Kill Bill(s)”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/kill-bill-s "“Kill Bill(s)”") That’s part of the job at CAOC [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august) ## [Wrapping up the 2023 legislative session – a winner!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/wrapping-up-the-2023-legislative-session-a-winner "Wrapping up the 2023 legislative session – a winner!") State convention is November 16, and we’re looking ahead to 2024 including the election [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") From Issue: [2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october) ## [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") From Issue: [2023 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may) ## [Turning the page on 2020](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december/turning-the-page-on-2020 "Turning the page on 2020") Courts Crisis Committee to evaluate options in dealing with the COVID crisis in the civil courts [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2020 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-december) ## [The shelf of corporate shame](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/the-shelf-of-corporate-shame "The shelf of corporate shame") SB 1149 (Leyva) will fix it. Protecting consumers against dangerous drugs and other products by removing the cloak of secret settlements [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august) ## [The good and the bad on the legislative front](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/the-good-and-the-bad-on-the-legislative-front "The good and the bad on the legislative front") Tort reform to limit contingency fees is stymied through 2026 election cycle by CAOC’s strategic agreement with CJAC [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") From Issue: [2024 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november) ## [Wrapping up the legislative session](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/wrapping-up-the-legislative-session "Wrapping up the legislative session") The 2023-2024 legislative session ended on August 31. Here are the major bills CAOC worked on in 2024 [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october) ## [Wrapping up CAOC’s legislative year](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-december/wrapping-up-caoc-s-legislative-year "Wrapping up CAOC’s legislative year") Five CAOC-sponsored bills are signed; also, Survival actions for SB 447 pain and suffering damages must be filed by year end [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2025 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-december) ## [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") From Issue: [2025 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october) ## [The wheels of justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/the-wheels-of-justice "The wheels of justice") In [[case]]Loomis v. Amazon[[/case]] and AB 1182, the court system and the legislative process collided, and consumers won [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") From Issue: [2021 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july) ## [The humanity of human suffering](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/the-humanity-of-human-suffering "The humanity of human suffering") Senate Bill 447 allows courts to award damages for a deceased person’s non-economic damages of pain, suffering, or disfigurement [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") From Issue: [2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september) ## [The fight was won for non-economic damages to apply after death](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november/the-fight-was-won-for-non-economic-damages-to-apply-after-death "The fight was won for non-economic damages to apply after death") Don’t neglect to take advantage of the new law [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2021 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november)