Our General Liability Team handles a wide range of general liability matters for both public and private entities. Our attorneys regularly defend cases involving personal injury, property damage, and tort-based claims in both state and federal courts throughout California. We represent school districts, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, corporations, insurance carriers, and self-insured businesses.

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Public Entity Defense

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We represent public entities such as school districts, cities, and counties in a broad range of general liability and tort claims, including those brought under the Government Tort Claims Act. These matters frequently involve:

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• Dangerous condition of public property

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• Student and employee personal injury claims

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• Playground, athletics, and extracurricular activity injuries

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• Negligent supervision and failure to protect

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• Use of force and discipline-related claims

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• School bus and transportation-related accidents

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• Sexual misconduct and abuse allegations involving staff or volunteers

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• Special education-related injuries and failure to accommodate

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• Negligent hiring, training, and retention

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• Loss prevention matters, including failure to implement or enforce safety protocol

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​​Our attorneys are well-versed in the immunities and procedural defenses afforded to public entities and focus on early case evaluation, risk mitigation, and efficient resolution through dispositive motion practice, settlement, or trial.

Private Entity Defense

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Private Entities/Non-Profit Organizations

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We represent a broad range of private clients, including national retailers, regional businesses, nonprofit organizations, and self-insured employers. Our clients include one of the largest membership-based retailers in the world, with high-traffic locations throughout California, as well as one of the most prominent national nonprofit organizations providing early education, child care, youth sports, and community-based programs across a wide network of facilities.  These matters frequently involve: 

 

​Premises liability involving customer or visitor injuries

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• Personal injury and catastrophic injury claims

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• Motor vehicle accidents involving company vehicles or employees

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• Wrongful death

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• Third-party criminal conduct and negligent security claims

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• Negligent hiring, supervision, and retention of employees

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• Claims related to youth services, camps, and recreational programming

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• General negligence and duty-of-care disputes

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• Product liability and maintenance-related injury claims

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• Fire loss and property damage

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• Loss prevention matters, including alleged failure to train staff or maintain safe conditions