Torts/Personal Injury,
Government
Jun. 7, 2023
Supreme Court remands Palos Verdes bicycle accident case back to trial court, to address failure to warn claim
The California Supreme Court explained that while Government Code section 830.6 immunizes a public entity for creating a dangerous condition on public property under Government Code section 835, it does not necessarily immunize the public entity for failing to warn of a known dangerous condition under Section 835.
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
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The California Supreme Court, in Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, (2023) 14 Cal.5th 639, has held that Government Code section 830.6, which protects public entities from claims alleging dangerous conditions on public property if the design was approved by a public agencies' legislative body or their designee, does not shield a public entity from claims that the public entity should hav...
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