{"id":1773,"date":"2017-01-13T08:56:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T14:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.net\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:37:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:37:13","slug":"court-applies-government-immunity-pedestrian-accident-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/court-applies-government-immunity-pedestrian-accident-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Applies Government Immunity in Pedestrian Accident Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, a California appellate court issued an opinion in a pedestrian accident case, reversing a lower court decision that had declined to apply governmental design immunity. In the case, Gonzales v. City of Atwater<\/em><\/a>, the appellate court found that all three elements of governmental design immunity were met by the defendant, the city that had designed and constructed the intersection where the accident giving rise to the case had occurred.<\/p>\n

Government Immunity in General<\/strong><\/p>\n

In all 50 states, government immunity exists in some circumstances to limit a government\u2019s exposure to liability after accidents. The motivating thought behind government\u00a0immunity is to prevent a government from getting bogged down in defending\u00a0lawsuits related to the normal functions that a government must carry out on a routine basis. Government immunity does not apply in every situation in which a government employee or entity causes an injury. However, governmental immunity is a hurdle that most personal injury plaintiffs must face when naming a state, local, or federal government as a defendant. A recent case illustrates this concept.<\/p>\n

Gonzales v. City of Atwater<\/strong><\/em>: \u00a0The Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gonzales was killed while crossing the street in an intersection in Atwater, California. Gonzales\u2019 loved ones filed a lawsuit against both the driver of the vehicle that struck him and\u00a0the City of Atwater. After a jury trial, it was determined that the driver who struck Gonzales was not at fault for the accident, but the City of Atwater was liable. The jury returned a verdict of $3.2 million.<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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