A residential tenant was injured inside her rented home and sued the property’s former management company, GMSR’s client, for premises liability. The management company moved for summary judgment, arguing that it could not be liable to the tenant as a matter of law. The trial
Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment, finding no duty in case alleging inadequate streetlighting by public utility
GMSR’s clients own a rental home in the Palm Springs area. Two weeks into a stay at the home, the renters’ 12-year old child was injured when she walked full-speed into a sliding glass door dating back to 1958. The renters sued GMSR’s clients, alleging
GMSR secures affirmance of summary judgment for vacation-rental owners
Plaintiff was injured when a mall patron pulling into a parking space perpendicular to the curb pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to jump a concrete wheel-stop and the curb. The Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for GMSR’s client, the
Employer owes no duty to the general public to keep drug-addled employee at work through the end of his shift or to prevent him from driving intoxicated after being told to leave the premises
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