Supreme Court of California

Section 3333.4 of the Civil Code precludes an uninsured motorcyclist from recovering noneconomic damages against a county and a municipality in an action for nuisance and dangerous condition of public property.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/05/2001
• Published 04/05/2001

Judges

• BAXTER, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Wayne McClean, Wayne McClean;  Evan D. Marshall;  Law Offices of J. Russsell Brown, Jr., and Kevin Campbell, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Miles, Sears & Eanni, Richard C. Watters, Fairfield, William J. Seiler, Fresno, and Douglas L. Gordon for Michael G. Waski and Eileen Waski as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant., Law Offices of Michael J. Piuze, Michael J. Piuze and John Keiser, Los Angeles, for Consumer Attorneys as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Kent L. Richland, Dana Gardner Adelstein, Beverly Hills;  Rinos, Shephard & Martin and Dimitrios C. Rinos for Defendant and Respondent City of Fontana., Alan K. Marks, County Counsel, and Dennis E. Wagner, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of San Bernardino., Law Offices of Carpenter & Rothans, Louis R. Dumont, Marc P. Miles;   Ronald R. Ball, City Attorney (Carlsbad);  John L. Cook, City Attorney (Indian Wells);  Dave Larsen, Town Attorney (Loomis);  William B. Conners, City Attorney (Monterey);  Daniel J. McHugh, City Attorney (Redlands);  Gregory P. Priamos, Deputy City Attorney (Riverside);  Samuel L. Jackson, City Attorney (Sacramento);  Jeffrey G. Jorgensen, City Attorney (San Luis Obispo);  Phillip H. Romney, City Attorney (Santa Paula);  Debra E. Corbett, City Attorney (Tracy);  and Paul M. Valle-Riestra, Assistant City Attorney (Walnut Creek) for California State Association of Counties and 13 California Cities as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.