In a premises liability case, the California Court of Appeal recently reviewed whether a contractor that performed tile work for a property management company could be held liable for injuries suffered by an individual who slipped on the wet tiles. After slipping and falling, the plaintiff in this case brought a lawsuit against…
Following a judgment in favor of the City of Berkeley and a company that owns a market, the California Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion in a trip and fall lawsuit. The issue before the court was whether the defect in the sidewalk, a three-quarter of an inch offset, constituted…
The California Court of Appeal recently addressed the issue of whether the City of Santa Monica was liable for injuries sustained by a woman walking near the Santa Monica Pier. In this lawsuit, the City contended it was immune from liability under the Government Code section providing that public entities are…
In a recent opinion, a California Court of Appeal analyzed whether a lower court properly dismissed a plaintiff’s allegations of negligence concerning a landlord’s failure to discover the high temperature of the water heater and reduce that temperature. The plaintiffs claimed that their expert testimony had been limited, resulting in prejudice, and…
Recently, a California Court of Appeal addressed the issue of whether the California Workers’ Compensation Act barred a negligence claim brought by an injured employee against his employer for negligence. In this opinion, the appellate court looked at whether the claim arose out of and in the course of employment, and…
Recently, the California Court of Appeal addressed the issue of monetary sanctions in a personal injury lawsuit involving allegations of negligence against multiple defendants.. One defendant moved for summary judgment, and after the plaintiff amended his complaint, the defendant moved again for summary judgment. The lower court found the motions…
Recently, the California Court of Appeal reviewed a grant of summary judgment in favor of a community college after a recreational swimming student brought a lawsuit against the college for negligence related to an incident that occurred when he was swimming recreationally at the college pool. In this opinion, the…
Recently, the California Court of Appeal reviewed a judgment in favor of the Town of Moraga in a premises liability case. In this opinion, the court addressed the plaintiffs’ claims that the Town had maintained a dangerous condition of public property related to a barricade near a street parade for…
In a recent case before the California Court of Appeal, the court addressed whether a church exposed invitees to an unreasonable risk of injury when it located an overflow parking lot across a busy street without a marked crosswalk or traffic signal. In this case, the court reviewed the order…
A California Court of Appeal recently addressed a lawsuit involving allegations of a dangerous condition on public property. At issue in this opinion was whether the defendant, the City of Burbank, had notice of the alleged dangerous condition – an uneven sidewalk. The court reviewed the allegations under the Government Claims Act, which…