--- title: Premises Liability description: Advocate Magazine articles on Premises Liability, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Premises liability: Build on your theme right through closing argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/premises-liability-build-on-your-theme-right-through-closing-argument "Premises liability: Build on your theme right through closing argument") Let defendant’s violation of community safety rules be your theme From Issue: [2018 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march) ## [Premises accountability](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/premises-accountability "Premises accountability") Some common issues and defenses encountered in premises-liability cases [Arash Homampour](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arash-homampour "Arash Homampour") [Jeanette Viau](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeanette-viau "Jeanette Viau") From Issue: [2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october) ## [Navigating [[case]]Privette[[/case]] requires a bit of magic these days](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/navigating-case-privette-case-requires-a-bit-of-magic-these-days "Navigating [[case]]Privette[[/case]] requires a bit of magic these days") Examining the [[case]]Privette[[/case]] doctrine in light of recent case law on bringing multi-employer jobsite-injury cases or workers’ comp crossover cases [Jordan Phillips](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jordan-phillips "Jordan Phillips") [Ryan Casey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ryan-casey "Ryan Casey") From Issue: [2024 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may) ## [Issues to consider when litigating a sidewalk case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/issues-to-consider-when-litigating-a-sidewalk-case "Issues to consider when litigating a sidewalk case") You must deal with many issues in taking on a sidewalk fall case, but first up is beating the inevitable summary judgment motion [Arash Arjang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arash-arjang "Arash Arjang") From Issue: [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november) [![If a picture is worth a thousand words, a surveillance video is priceless](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Klein-istock-1324547116_f079e9330f42a283f7751e3f24347428.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-a-surveillance-video-is-priceless "If a picture is worth a thousand words, a surveillance video is priceless") ## [If a picture is worth a thousand words, a surveillance video is priceless](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-a-surveillance-video-is-priceless "If a picture is worth a thousand words, a surveillance video is priceless") Obtaining surveillance videos of premises-liability incidents From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march) ## [Elevators and escalators: The building operator becomes a common carrier](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/elevators-and-escalators-the-building-operator-becomes-a-common-carrier "Elevators and escalators: The building operator becomes a common carrier") A higher duty of care is owed by operators of buildings that have an elevator or escalator [Brooke Bove](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brooke-bove "Brooke Bove") From Issue: [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november) ## [Premises liability trials – lay witnesses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/premises-liability-trials-lay-witnesses "Premises liability trials – lay witnesses") When a percipient witness is available to be the eyes of the jury it can make all the difference in plaintiff’s case [Tal Rubin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tal-rubin "Tal Rubin") From Issue: [2018 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march) [![Needle in the haystack](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Laiken-istock-528918904_96519e1e95dfe983cc799c1a1637f73b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/needle-in-the-haystack "Needle in the haystack") ## [Needle in the haystack](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/needle-in-the-haystack "Needle in the haystack") Unearthing constructive notice in your premises-liability case [Ashley Laiken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ashley-laiken "Ashley Laiken") From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march) ## [Mop up the defense](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april/mop-up-the-defense "Mop up the defense") Slip-and-fall discovery plans that include key admissions to use at trial [Brandon Salumbides](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brandon-salumbides "Brandon Salumbides") [Taylor Kruse](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/taylor-kruse "Taylor Kruse") [Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson") From Issue: [2024 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april) [![Is it med-mal or is it premises liability?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Fiore_istock-492795301_3b062e679facedd4e4c9f0f5dc9ff842.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/is-it-med-mal-or-is-it-premises-liability "Is it med-mal or is it premises liability?") ## [Is it med-mal or is it premises liability?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/is-it-med-mal-or-is-it-premises-liability "Is it med-mal or is it premises liability?") A fall in the hospital? Where does med-mal end and premises liability begin? [Gilbert Perez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gilbert-perez "Gilbert Perez") [Mauro Fiore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mauro-fiore "Mauro Fiore") [Sergio Julian Puche](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sergio-julian-puche "Sergio Julian Puche") From Issue: [2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october) ## [Expert witnesses in the premises-liability trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/expert-witnesses-in-the-premises-liability-trial "Expert witnesses in the premises-liability trial") The type of experts you may need, and the best way to use them at trial [Gene Sullivan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gene-sullivan "Gene Sullivan") From Issue: [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november) [![Does MICRA apply to that fall in the doctor’s office?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ikuta-istock-941762260_8b7840500628e00500e0cd917168863f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/does-micra-apply-to-that-fall-in-the-doctor-s-office "Does MICRA apply to that fall in the doctor’s office?") ## [Does MICRA apply to that fall in the doctor’s office?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/does-micra-apply-to-that-fall-in-the-doctor-s-office "Does MICRA apply to that fall in the doctor’s office?") [[case]]Flores[[/case]] and its progeny and their impact on whether MICRA controls your case or it proceeds as a premises-liability action [Benjamin Ikuta](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta") From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march)