Premises Liability

Plaintiff beats his CCP 998 demand when one subcontractor falls into unprotected trench dug by another contractor. 

Tenant blames landlord's faulty maintenance when his arm gets stuck in automated gate.

Restaurant patron turns the wrong way out of parking lot onto one-way highway.

Manhole cover causes cyclist to swerve into traffic lane where he collides with car.

Baseball coach standing next to batting cage is struck by ball that fractures his testicle.

Family of three bitten by bed bugs during a one-night stay in hotel.  Hotel had prior and subsequent incidents of bed bug infestation.

Father brings asbestos fibers home from workplace on his clothing. Son dies as an adult.

Plaintiff thinks she is stepping into a closet, but it is a steep stairwell.

Customer slips and falls in Save Mart Supermarket. Water leaking from air conditioner is blamed.

Tenant at apartment complex walks across wet grass to get a doggy poop bag.

Airline passenger slips and falls on wet floor in busy LAX bathroom.  Defense argues "it didn't happen" and the tile floor was safe.

Bakery rep delivering bread falls into construction hole in restaurant's kitchen floor.

Target employee leaves a stepladder and cart full of cardboard in aisle; plaintiff falls over ladder.

Plaintiff drank with cousin in cousin's apartment, then slipped and fell; cause disputed.