Torts/Personal Injury,
Government
Jul. 10, 2025
Is that homeless encampment a dangerous condition?
An unpublished appeals court ruling in a machete attack case clarifies the steep hurdles plaintiffs face when suing public entities over dangerous conditions involving third-party conduct.
Michael E. Rubinstein
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Michael is a Los Angeles-based personal injury and accident attorney.
Picture this scenario: It's broad daylight, and you're walking with your children on the path towards the beach. The path winds by a homeless encampment that officials know about but haven't removed. A homeless individual then jumps out from the encampment and attacks you with a machete.
Is the homeless encampment a dangerous condition of public property? Not in the above-described scenario, as the 2nd District Court of Appeal explained in th...
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