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Torts/Personal Injury,
Government

Sep. 10, 2024

Get ready for increased street signage

The California Supreme Court has ruled 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 have warned the public of known dangers.

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, 14 Cal.5th 639 (2023), has held that Government Code section 830.6, which protects public entities from claims alleging dangerous conditions on public property if the design was ...

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