Personal Injury Attorney

Personal Injury Attorney
Law Office of
Vincent J. Russo, PC
5030 Campus Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-474-7799
info@orangeinjurylaw.com

 
Strict Liability

Strict Liability TortsStrict Liability Torts

If you have a claim for a strcit liability tort in Orange County, you may need the services of a competent tort (personal injury) attorney. The lawyer in our Orange County office has experience with civil tort actions including personal injury law. If you have been injured or civilly wronged by someone and have sustained damages as a result you should consult an attorney in order to make sure that your legal rights are protected. The lawyer in our office would be happy to assist you with your civil legal problem such as a personal injury action. If you require the services of an experienced attorney, please feel free to contact a personal injury lawyer in our Orange County office for a consultation regarding your legal issue.

Strict liability Torts: A person can be liable absent fault (no fault liability). The concept of duty and breach disappear

1. Dangerous (Wild) Animals
2. Abnormally Dangerous Activities
3. Products Liability

Limitations on strict liability:

  • Only liable for the risks from the abnormally dangerous activity similar to foreseeable injury
  • Courts are divided on whether an unforeseeable intervening force is a bar to a strict liability action against one who possessed a dangerous animal or engaged in an abnormally dangerous activity.
  • Primary assumption of the risk is a defense to a strict liability action against one who possessed a dangerous animal or engaged in an abnormally dangerous activity
  • Assumption of the risk, by knowingly & unreasonably subjecting oneself to the risks of a dangerous animal or abnormally dangerous activity is a defense. One must prove their was actual knowledge and & was unreasonable.
  • Exclusion of negligence as a basis for liability forbids the inclusion of contributory negligence as a defense.

Do you need the services of a competent personal injury attorney in Southern California including Los Angeles and Orange County? The lawyer in our Orange County office has experience with civil tort actions including personal injury law. If you have been injured or civilly wronged by someone and have sustained damages as a result you should consult an attorney in order to make sure that your legal rights are protected. The lawyer in our office would be happy to assist you with your civil legal problem such as a personal injury action. If you require the services of an experienced attorney, please feel free to contact a personal injury lawyer in our Orange County office for a consultation regarding your legal issue.

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