Torts/Personal Injury,
Construction,
California Supreme Court
Sep. 23, 2024
Lawsuit by families of Pepperdine students could put recent State Supreme Court case to the test
The lawsuits will test Government Code section 830.6, which provides design immunity to public entities, and the recent California Supreme Court ruling in Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes regarding public warnings of known dangers.
The families of four Pepperdine University students who were struck and killed on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California this past year, and a fifth student who was injured, have sued state and local agencies claiming they are responsible for dangerous conditions that led to the deadly incident.
In four separate lawsuits filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the families of the four students killed and the injured fifth student, have sued the ...
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