Hoia Mi Nguyen and Henry Tang v. Anschultz Entertainment Group, L.A. Arena Company, et al.
Published: Jul. 28, 2012 | Result Date: Jun. 29, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC462188 Bench Decision – Defense
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Scott W. Wellman
(Wellman & Warren LLP)
Defendant
Dawn M. Flores-Oster
(Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP)
Mona Tashroudian
(Tashroudian Law Group APC)
Facts
On Nov. 21, 2010, two-year-old Lucas Tang attended a Lakers game at Staples Center with his parents. The Tang family watched the game from a luxury suite. After the game, Lucas' mother stood Lucas on a beverage bar at the front of the suite, 30 feet above the arena below. The mother was taking pictures of Lucas when he fell from the beverage bar.
The plaintiffs sued the owners and operator of Staples Center, alleging premises liability.
Result
The Court granted summary judgment, finding that Staples Center did not owe plaintiffs a duty to supervise Lucas to prevent him from falling out of the suite. The Court also found that there was no evidence to support a causation claim against Staples Center.
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