Tort Litigation

GMSR’s appellate work has been on the leading edge of important tort issues, running the gamut from duty to breach to causation and damages.  GMSR’s substantive experience includes personal injury, property damage, fraud and misrepresentation, products liability, landowner liability, vicarious liability, defamation and invasion of privacy, and construction defects.

GMSR obtains affirmance on behalf of LA County MTA in bus slip-and-fall

A bus passenger was injured when she slipped and fell on a bus operated by GMSR’s client, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).  The passenger sued the MTA, alleging that the bus driver had negligently caused her to fall by accelerating prematurely. After

Court of Appeal rejects application of interim adverse judgment rule in malicious prosecution case

After a decade of litigation with a commercial tenant, GMSR’s clients, a commercial property owner and its manager, prevailed.  They then sued the tenant and his counsel for malicious prosecution. The tenant and his counsel moved to strike the complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute.  After

Cervantes v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Nov. 25, 2024, B322192) 2024 WL 4879655

GMSR obtains affirmance on behalf of LA County MTA in bus slip-and-fall

Simantob v. Akhtarzad (October 1, 2024, B320753) 2024 WL 4353472

Court of Appeal rejects application of interim adverse judgment rule in malicious prosecution case

GMSR persuades California Supreme Court that economic loss rule doesn’t bar all fraudulent concealment claims between contracting parties

Courts have split over whether a plaintiff can assert a tort claim for fraudulent concealment during the performance of a contract, or whether such claims are barred by the common-law economic loss rule.  The California Supreme Court accepted the Ninth Circuit’s request to resolve the

Rattagan v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (2024) 17 Cal.5th 1

GMSR persuades California Supreme Court that economic loss rule doesn’t bar all fraudulent concealment claims between contracting parties

Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment for property manager in premises liability dispute

A residential tenant was injured inside her rented home and sued the property’s former management company, GMSR’s client, for premises liability.  The management company moved for summary judgment, arguing that it could not be liable to the tenant as a matter of law.  The trial

Published Court of Appeal opinion decides statute of limitations for breaches of spousal fiduciary duties

Over the course of a 30-year marriage, the wife worked as an independent contractor for a business owned by her husband (GMSR’s client).  During divorce proceedings, the wife claimed the husband had breached his spousal fiduciary duty by taking excessive withholdings from her separate property

Turner v. GJ Property Services, Inc. (July 24, 2024, B319443) 2024 WL 3517402

Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment for property manager in premises liability dispute

In re Marriage of Wiese (2024) 102 Cal.App.5th 917

Published Court of Appeal opinion decides statute of limitations for breaches of spousal fiduciary duties

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PUBLIC ENTITIES

Whether on appeal, assisting trial counsel, or advising government officials contemplating legislative action, GMSR provides unique insight into the complex laws that impact public entities.

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INSURERS

Where coverage may exist, GMSR represents insureds on appeal effectively and efficiently. Where it does not, the firm protects insurers’ right to deny claims.

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BUSINESSES

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