California Court of Appeal

In an action arising out of injuries occuring after a "rave" party at defendant's facilities, the trial court properly granted defendant summary judgment because 1) all night rave parties are not inherently dangerous, and 2) defendanthad no duty to prevent its facility from use for such a party, even if it knew or could assume that drugs would be used by some of the attendees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/10/2003
• Published 07/10/2003

Judges

•  ASHMANN-GERST, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Brian D. Witzer, Brian D. Witzer, Los Angeles, and Andrew J. Spielberger for Plaintiffs and Appellants Shion Sakiyama, Julie Kuo, Jong Hee Lee and Sun Hee Kwon., Law Offices of Richard R. Reyes and Richard R. Reyes, Pasadena, for Plaintiffs and Appellants Hsin Hwa Chen and Chin Chih Ting.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shaver, Korff & Castronovo, Tod M. Castronovo and Eve H. Korff, Calabasas, for Defendant and Respondent.