RAMIREZ v. CITY OF GARDENA

No. S244549.

5 Cal.5th 995 (2018)

IRMA RAMIREZ, Individually and as Personal Representative, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF GARDENA, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

August 13, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Innabi Law Group, Abdalla J. Innabi and Amer Innabi for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester, Mildred K. O'Linn , Tony M. Sain , Ladell Hulet Muhlestein and Mark Wilson for Defendant and Respondent.

Dennis J. Herrera , City Attorney (San Francisco), Yvonne R. Meré , Chief of Complex and Affirmative Litigation, Christine Van Aken , Chief of Appellate Litigation, and Natalie M. Orr , Deputy City Attorney, for League of California Cities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Jones & Mayer, James R. Touchstone and Denise Rocawich for California Police Chiefs Association, California State Sheriffs' Association and California Peace Officers' Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

Vehicle Code section 17004.7 (section 17004.7) provides public agencies employing peace officers immunity from damages for collisions resulting from police chases if, but only if, the agency "adopts and promulgates a written policy on, and provides regular and periodic training on an annual basis for, vehicular...

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