When you visit a business, the owner owes you a duty to exercise reasonable care to prevent an injury on the premises. If an injury is caused by a safe or faulty condition on the property, then you can sue the business owner for negligence. To make a claim for premises liability, you must show […]
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California Appellate Court Upholds Public Nuisance Claim Against Lead Paint Manufacturers
The scope of public nuisance law has taken on new dimensions in California. The case decided by a California appellate court was based on serious harm caused to thousands of children who live in homes with lead-based paint. In San Francisco alone, approximately 22,000 housing units contain lead-based paint hazards. Most of those units are […]
Toyota Acceleration Defect Leads to Settlements in Hundreds of Cases
Toyota is the latest car manufacturer to face hundreds of lawsuits for faulty mechanisms in its vehicles. The plaintiffs maintain that they suffered death or personal injury from a defect that caused their cars to accelerate without any warning. The defect also caused the cars to depreciate in value. The defect was first addressed by […]
Airbnb Accidents and Injuries: Allocating Liability
The growth of the internet economy has posed many legal challenges for new ventures. Airbnb, the broker-based online service that offers leases or short-term lodging to customers, has raised some legal issues involving civil liability, restrictions on subleases, and violations of municipal codes. One of the biggest uncertainties for Airbnb participants is the allocation of […]
Money Saving California Insurance Regulations Under Attack
Consumer Watchdog, an important non-profit organization dedicated to protecting American consumers, recently issued a press release about threats to California’s Proposition 103. Since 2003, challenges filed under Proposition 103 have saved the public $3.4 billion. That’s more than a quarter of a billion dollars saved per year, on average for consumers in California. Proposition 103 […]
