--- title: Sexual Assault description: Advocate Magazine articles on Sexual Assault, from the Subject Matter Index. --- [![The wheels on the bus go round and round](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/disabled-istock-1223481678_e3d45a8fd3c4765873a440cd6f17320e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/the-wheels-on-the-bus-go-round-and-round "The wheels on the bus go round and round") ## [The wheels on the bus go round and round](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/the-wheels-on-the-bus-go-round-and-round "The wheels on the bus go round and round") Sexual assaults on school buses: Identifying defendants and building your case [Geraldine Weiss](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/geraldine-weiss "Geraldine Weiss") From Issue: [2023 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april) ## [Sexual harassment in the workplace; actions brought under FEHA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace-actions-brought-under-feha "Sexual harassment in the workplace; actions brought under FEHA") [Lorena Vazquez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lorena-vazquez "Lorena Vazquez") From Issue: [2023 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march) ## [Protecting your plaintiff in sexual-misconduct cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/protecting-your-plaintiff-in-sexual-misconduct-cases "Protecting your plaintiff in sexual-misconduct cases") A plaintiff in a sexual-misconduct case can go through their case with dignity and emerge feeling empowered [Natalie Weatherford](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/natalie-weatherford "Natalie Weatherford") [Sonya Ostovar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sonya-ostovar "Sonya Ostovar") From Issue: [2020 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april) [![Political will and the power of the pen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Boyer-istock-119488529_b73ea0dd884aee2800afeef4430ad4c2.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/political-will-and-the-power-of-the-pen "Political will and the power of the pen") ## [Political will and the power of the pen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/political-will-and-the-power-of-the-pen "Political will and the power of the pen") The shifting perspective of sexual abuse results in long-overdue changes to California’s statutes of limitations: AB 218 and related bills [Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer") From Issue: [2019 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december) ## [New California law protects sexual assault/ harrassment survivors from retaliatory lawsuits](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/new-california-law-protects-sexual-assault-harrassment-survivors-from-retaliatory-lawsuits "New California law protects sexual assault/ harrassment survivors from retaliatory lawsuits") A litigator’s guide to leveraging Civil Code section 47.1   [Barbara E. Cowan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barbara-e-cowan "Barbara E. Cowan") [Robert J.A. Fordiani](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-j-a-fordiani "Robert J.A. Fordiani") From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june) [![Liability in TNC (Uber/Lyft) sexual-assault cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Kita_sanguinetti-istock-2198565905_403abbc018596a4f3ada6b566000db53.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-may/liability-in-tnc-uber-lyft-sexual-assault-cases "Liability in TNC (Uber/Lyft) sexual-assault cases") ## [Liability in TNC (Uber/Lyft) sexual-assault cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-may/liability-in-tnc-uber-lyft-sexual-assault-cases "Liability in TNC (Uber/Lyft) sexual-assault cases") The venue matters in these cases against rideshare companies [Elise Sanguinetti](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elise-sanguinetti "Elise Sanguinetti") [Matthew Kita](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-kita "Matthew Kita") From Issue: [2025 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-may) ## [The quirky but plaintiff-friendly statute of limitations for childhood sexual-abuse actions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/the-quirky-but-plaintiff-friendly-statute-of-limitations-for-childhood-sexual-abuse-actions "The quirky but plaintiff-friendly statute of limitations for childhood sexual-abuse actions") A detailed look at California Code of Civil Procedure, section 340.1 [Jesse Creed](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jesse-creed "Jesse Creed") [Nathan Werksman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nathan-werksman "Nathan Werksman") From Issue: [2019 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june) ## [Revival of adult sexual abuse claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/revival-of-adult-sexual-abuse-claims "Revival of adult sexual abuse claims") AB 2777 and the updates to CCP section 340.16; what the law already allowed and the practical effects of these changes [Shannon H.P. Ward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shannon-h-p-ward "Shannon H.P. Ward") From Issue: [2023 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february) [![Present the most complete emotional-distress damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gallagher-istock-1211324335_e993d5769ad2fd7e234bae171111f42a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/present-the-most-complete-emotional-distress-damages "Present the most complete emotional-distress damages") ## [Present the most complete emotional-distress damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/present-the-most-complete-emotional-distress-damages "Present the most complete emotional-distress damages") Be aware of the common traumatic changes caused by sexual harassment and assault [Maryann P. Gallagher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maryann-p-gallagher "Maryann P. Gallagher") From Issue: [2022 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april) ## [Passenger vs. passenger bus assaults](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/passenger-vs-passenger-bus-assaults "Passenger vs. passenger bus assaults") The duty owed by bus operators, Greyhound in particular, to passengers attacked on the bus [Clay Robbins, III](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clay-robbins-iii "Clay Robbins, III") [Crawford Appleby](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/crawford-appleby "Crawford Appleby") From Issue: [2023 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april) ## [Making the grade](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august/making-the-grade "Making the grade") A primer on litigating sexual-abuse cases against public school districts [Jane Reilley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jane-reilley "Jane Reilley") From Issue: [2021 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august) ## [Jury selection for sexual harassment and sexual-assault cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/jury-selection-for-sexual-harassment-and-sexual-assault-cases "Jury selection for sexual harassment and sexual-assault cases") Be prepared for a mentally and emotionally draining jury selection [Claire Plotkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/claire-plotkin "Claire Plotkin") From Issue: [2020 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april)