Marc Trachtman Law wins summary judgment in premises liability case based on trivial defect and lack of causation.
Facts: Plaintiff alleges she tripped and fell on uneven and/or broken outdoor flooring consisting of concrete pavers and/or also as a result of uneven, slip resistance, slope and elevation of the exterior area in a common area outside an office building owned by our client. Plaintiff claimed the incident caused her to be bleeding from .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law prevails on summary judgment for Superior Grocers arising out of violent assault on security guard.
Facts: This action arises out of a violent assault and battery on a security guard (the Plaintiff) whose employer was hired by Superior Grocers and stationed at Superior Grocers which is in a strip mall. Two homeless men or vagrants were acting in a threatening, intimidating, and physical aggressive way toward patrons and employees. Plaintiff .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law wins Demurrer without leave to amend where Plaintiff is victim of violent third-party assault.
Facts: Plaintiff, a young female, completed her work shift at LA Fitness in Beverly Hills. She was jogging home as she neared and then entered an alleyway allegedly owned by our client, Plaintiff was suddenly struck in the back of the head by a brick, causing her to fall face first to the ground. Plaintiff .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law is successful on summary judgment based on recreational use immunity and primary assumption of risk for Sugar Bowl Resort
Facts: Plaintiff, a young minor, was allowed by his parents/guardians to sled down a snow berm into the Donner Summit Lodge parking lot owned by Sugar Bowl that was occupied by parked and moving vehicles. Plaintiff accessed the parking lot by climbing a snow berm from a adjacent property. Plaintiff’s father testified that the family .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law wins “gummy bear” MSJ
Facts: Plaintiff alleges she slipped and fell on a “flat old gummy bear” on the sidewalk of defendants’ premises. Plaintiff stated that the “gummy bear” was approximately .5 inches long and less than .5 inches tall. Marc Trachtman Law argued for Chase Bank and the shopping center owner that a timely inspection was timely completed .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law Wins another premises liability Motion for Summary Judgment
Facts: Plaintiff claims that she rolled her ankle and fell down at the meeting point of a concrete sidewalk and a grass lawn located on a walking path at the Park Villa Apartments in Chino. She allegedly sustained personal injuries as a result. Because the height differential between the concrete and adjacent ground surface measured .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law Wins Another MSJ Based on the Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine
Facts: Plaintiff was injured in a fitness class that used martial arts movements. She sued the celebrity trainer as well as the fitness studio. Plaintiff suffered a compression fracture in her lumbar spine as well as a severe disc herniation that led to a disc replacement. This was a contentious case with a Plaintiff’s attorney .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law Wins MSJ for Well-Known Fitness Company
Facts: Plaintiff was injured at a gym when her finger was crushed between two dumbbells. She lost the tip of her finger and needed three surgeries to repair. Marc Trachtman Law, represented the fitness company. Marc Trachtman Law, (via Timothy Smith, Esq.) moved for summary judgment on the basis of the release that Plaintiff signed .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law Wins Another MSJ Based on the Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine
Facts: Plaintiff was a guest at an indoor playground establishment located in Southern California. Plaintiff was carrying her toddler child in her arms when she tripped and fell over a foam block while entering the “ball pit” arena. Marc Trachtman Law represented the indoor playground company. Our client had placed the foam block at the .
Read MoreMarc Trachtman Law Wins MSJ for Apartment Complex
Facts: The City of Los Angeles is responsible for maintenance of hundreds of thousands of trees on City-owned property, but does not have the budget to maintain all of those trees. Here, a tree on City property fell and crushed a passing vehicle, seriously injuring the occupants. As is its practice, the City encouraged the .
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