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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.

View of cars stopped at traffic light at the intersection of Malibu Canyon and Pacific Coast Highway with Pepperdine University campus in the background.

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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