Recently, the California Court of Appeal ruled in a negligence and premises liability lawsuit involving whether the defendant had notice of any dangerous condition. Premises liability claims require that in addition to showing the elements of a negligence claim (duty, breach, causation, and damages), there must also be a showing…
In a recent premises liability case, the California Court of Appeals reviewed a judgment in favor of a hospital. On appeal, the issue was whether the hospital’s conduct in mopping a floor and failing to warn, resulting in a slip and fall injury, consisted of professional negligence or ordinary negligence. Under the…
In a recent Court of Appeals decision, Sumrall v. Winco Foods, LLC, Cal. Ct. App. (2014), the court had before it an appeal in a grocery store premises liability action. The plaintiff entered a Temecula grocery store operated by Winco following a rainy morning. After walking through a carpeted area, the…
The California Court of Appeals, 2nd District, recently reached a decision in the case of Torres v. Target Corporation, Cal. Ct. App., 2nd Dist. (2014), which demonstrates the base level of proof required in slip and fall personal injury cases. In the case, the plaintiff slipped and fell in a…