Civil Litigation,
Government,
Environmental & Energy,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jun. 11, 2019
Reconsidering strict liability in light of recent California wildfires
In 1965, the California Supreme Court decided the landmark case Albers v. County of Los Angeles, which established the strict liability standard generally applicable today in cases involving the doctrine of inverse condemnation.
Willis Hon
Associate
Nossaman LLP
Phone: 415-398-3600
Email: whon@nossaman.com
Willis is an associate in the firm's Water Practice Group. He represents clients before the California Public Utilities Commission and advises clients on a range of matters, including utility regulation, inverse condemnation, public entity governance, and environmental law.
Bradford B. Kuhn
Partner and Chair of the Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation Group
Nossaman LLP
Phone: (949) 833-7800
Email: bkuhn@nossaman.com
In 1965, the California Supreme Court decided the landmark case Albers v. County of Los Angeles, 62 Cal. 2d 250 (1965), which established the strict liability standard generally applicable today in cases involving the doctrine of inverse condemnation. This strict liability standard holds that the California Constitution requires just compensation be paid whenever private property is taken or damaged for public use, even in the absence of foreseeability or fault....
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