Supreme Court of California

Alzheimer's patients are not liable for injuries to in-home caregivers, because those hired to manage a hazardous condition may not sue their clients for injuries caused by the very risks they were retained to confront. Liability is not precluded, however, in situations where caregivers are not warned of a known risk, where defendants otherwise increase the level of risk beyond that inherent in providing care, or where the cause of injury is unrelated to the symptoms of the disease.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/04/2014
• Published 08/04/2014

Judges

• CORRIGAN

Court

• Supreme Court of California

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