Slip and Fall Accidents

This week, we have been discussing how California premises liability cases are decided. An important aspect of many slip and fall cases is whether the property owner acted with reasonable care regarding his or her property. But, what exactly is the definition of ‘reasonable’? The answer is at the center of a large number of […]

An accident and injury can be confusing, painful, and overwhelming. Many times, when we fall, we are so embarrassed about what has happened that we are prone to say the wrong thing: “I’m fine! I don’t need help!” “It was my fault. I’m sorry.” “I’m so clumsy—I should have seen it.” While it is natural […]

A little after a year following the death of a Tustin resident in a tree falling accident, the city is finishing a project to replace a large number of blue gum eucalyptus trees with alternative smarter and safer landscaping options. According to the Daily Pilot, 29-year-old Haeyoon Miller was stopped at a red light at […]

This week, we have been discussing a tragic accident in Newport Beach in which a young woman lost her life when a 10-ton blue gum eucalyptus tree fell on her car while she was stopped at a light on Irvine Avenue. The California premises liability lawsuit that followed argued that the city should have recognized […]

The Los Angeles Court of Appeals held that a California supermarket is not liable for the slip and fall death of a customer who was fatally injured while pulling a grocery cart loose at the entrance of the store. The judge who decided the slip and fall case stated that two shopping baskets stuck together […]

When you go to the grocery store, you don’t expect to suffer an accident and injury. In fact, you trust the store’s owner to have taken a reasonable amount of care to keep all customers safe from harm. Unfortunately, supermarket negligence leads to a number of serious shopper injuries each year across California. What steps […]

At the heart of every California slip and fall case is a simple question: who was liable for the injuries you suffered? In some cases, you might be fully at fault for your own accident, perhaps if you were trespassing, ignoring warning signs, or extremely careless. In other cases, the owner of the property might […]

In our last California slip and fall article, we listed the issues with stairways and stairwells that can lead to serious fall accidents and injuries. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the other side of the coin: what you can do to ensure that your staircase is as safe as possible for visitors. Make sure […]

This week, we covered the tragic story of Billie Padilla, a Long Beach woman who suffered a fatal fall at the Superior Super Warehouse in 2008. The accident, which occurred when Padilla was attempting to pull two stuck shopping carts apart, resulted in a California slip and fall lawsuit and wrongful death lawsuit. Although a […]

Some of the most serious slip and fall accidents in California involve staircases and stairways. Slipping and falling from any surface is never ideal. However, slipping on a flat surface only involves falling a few feet, whereas slipping above or on a staircase can result in tumbling dozens of feet. Back injuries, spine injuries, head […]