Representing insurance companies, large retailers, hospitality companies, and individuals in complex bodily injury claims arising from dangerous conditions
About Premises Liability Litigation in California
How our team of trial lawyers helps you
Since 1962, Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Walshok LLP has been retained by many of the nation’s largest insurance companies to defend their insureds—private individuals and businesses alike—and to litigate and try virtually every type of personal injury case arising from allegedly dangerous site conditions. The firm also maintains a substantial practice on behalf of persons who have been injured or killed.
Today, the firm litigates premises liability matters across California state and federal courts, representing insurance carriers, retailers, hospitality companies, municipalities, and private individuals in bodily injury claims involving allegedly unsafe conditions on real property. Our attorneys routinely handle matters involving commercial and retail premises, hotels and hospitality properties, multi-family and residential properties, construction sites, and public facilities.
Our defense capability is trusted by major industry players. Notably, Wingert Grebing serves as Southern California counsel of choice for a large international hotel chain, handling its complex premises liability matters and sensitive guest claims across the region.
With a combined 200+ years of trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants, our lawyers bring a perspective few firms can provide. Our trial teams are deeply familiar with California premises liability law, including issues of duty, notice, comparative fault, and damages under the California Civil Code and controlling appellate authority. With offices in San Diego and decades of experience litigating cases throughout the state, we provide both local insight and statewide reach on every matter.
Understanding Premises Liability Claims Under California Law
Under California law, property owners and occupiers have a duty to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition. Liability often turns on whether the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the alleged hazard and whether reasonable steps were taken to address it.
California’s comparative fault framework frequently plays a central role in premises cases, particularly where claimants allege slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall injuries. Our attorneys regularly analyze fault allocation, causation, and damages exposure in accordance with California jury instructions and venue-specific considerations.
Our premises liability attorneys regularly litigate cases in San Diego County Superior Court, Southern District of California, and courts throughout California.
