Kathleen Maguire Miller vs. Matthew Olivares, et al

In this premises liability lawsuit, on February 27, 2024, the California jury returned a defense verdict after determining that the City of Los Angeles did not own the property where the Plaintiff tripped and fell.

Case Background

On November 08, 2019, Kathleen Maguire Miller filed a premises liability lawsuit before the California State, Superior Court, Los Angeles. Judges James A. Kaddo, Anne Hwang, Michelle C. Kim, Michael E. Whitaker, and H. Chester Horn presided over this case. [Case number: 19STCV40421]

Cause

On December 12, 2018, Plaintiff Kathleen Maguire Miller was at 1156 Oak Grove Drive in Los Angeles, California. At around 8:00 a.m., she walked from the front of the property towards the street on Oak Grove Drive, which lay directly in front of the property. As Miller approached where the asphalt street met the lower part of the garage driveway apron, she suddenly tripped and fell. This fall was caused due t