California premises liability, slip and fall, dog bites, landlord duty, construction defects, swimming pools, public property, and recreational immunity.
The master framework. Rowland v. Christian, notice, mode-of-operation, landlord duty, third-party criminal acts, damages, and comparative fault.
Read the guide → Most common case typeThree paths to notice, four pieces of evidence that decide most cases, surveillance preservation, coefficient-of-friction testing, and what to do in the first 48 hours.
Read the guide → Strict liabilityCalifornia Civil Code 3342, landlord liability, dangerous-dog designation, prior bite history, homeowner insurance, breed issues, child victims, scarring damages.
Read the guide → Rental propertiesWhen the landlord is on the hook. Knowledge plus control under Uccello and Donchin. Common-area duty. Building-code overlays. Insurance strategy.
Read the guide → Builder liabilityBuilder liability, the Right to Repair Act (SB 800), and how construction-defect claims overlap with premises liability when defects cause injury.
Read the guide → Government liabilityGovernment Code 835, proving a dangerous condition, design immunity defense, and the relationship to the Government Claims Act.
Read the guide → Drowning & near-drowningPool fencing requirements, attractive nuisance doctrine, homeowner vs. commercial pool liability, and catastrophic injury damages.
Read the guide → Landowner protectionsCivil Code 846, when recreational use immunity shields landowners, and the exceptions that let injured people recover.
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