--- title: Columns - Consumer Attorneys of California description: Advocate Magazine articles on Columns - Consumer Attorneys of California, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [CAOC is fighting back against the Uber initiative](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/caoc-is-fighting-back-against-the-uber-initiative "CAOC is fighting back against the Uber initiative") Initiative would limit contingency fees and recovery of medical costs in auto accidents [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") From Issue: [2026 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february) ## [CAOC 2020 Legislative Package](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/caoc-2020-legislative-package "CAOC 2020 Legislative Package") A look at the issues CAOC will address in Sacramento this year [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2020 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april) ## [CAALA is one big family](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/caala-is-one-big-family "CAALA is one big family") It’s about being there for each other [Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons") From Issue: [2025 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july) ## [Another attempt to modify the policy-limit-demand structure](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/another-attempt-to-modify-the-policy-limit-demand-structure "Another attempt to modify the policy-limit-demand structure") Insurance industry wants to change rules for time-limited demands; wants more time to investigate and a laundry-list of supporting documents [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") From Issue: [2022 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april) ## [An annus horribilis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september/an-annus-horribilis "An annus horribilis") From the statutes of limitation extensions to the civil rights crisis to immunity bills, we’re working in Sacramento to protect the legal rights of all citizens [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2020 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september) ## [Act now to defend justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/act-now-to-defend-justice "Act now to defend justice") Rallying behind SB 29 (Laird) to preserve the right to pain-and-suffering damages in survival actions [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") From Issue: [2025 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july) ## [CAOC announces 2021 legislative priorities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/caoc-announces-2021-legislative-priorities "CAOC announces 2021 legislative priorities") Making courts more efficient in this pandemic is priority one! [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) ## [California voters sat out this election](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/california-voters-sat-out-this-election "California voters sat out this election") We raised $8.1 million to elect consumer-friendly state legislators and congressional representatives [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") From Issue: [2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december) ## [Arbitration reform: SB 365 signed!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/arbitration-reform-sb-365-signed "Arbitration reform: SB 365 signed!") A consumer victory over a top Chamber of Commerce “Kill” Bill [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") From Issue: [2023 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november) ## [An existential threat to victims’ rights in California](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/an-existential-threat-to-victims-rights-in-california "An existential threat to victims’ rights in California") The latest on CAOC’s fight against the Uber initiative to limit victim’s recoverable medical damages and cap contingency fees to limit their access to PI attorneys [Erica Kwiatkowski Nielsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erica-kwiatkowski-nielsen "Erica Kwiatkowski Nielsen") From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march) ## [Advertising, tort reform, and legislation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/advertising-tort-reform-and-legislation "Advertising, tort reform, and legislation") A call for self-regulation [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june) ## [A year like no other](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/a-year-like-no-other "A year like no other") Dysfunction ruled the California Legislature but progress was made in e-service and remote depos while tort reform was again turned back [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") From Issue: [2020 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november)