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B.B. v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. S250734.

10 Cal.5th 1 (2020)

235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 457

B.B., a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents. T.E., a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Appellants. D.B., a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

August 10, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pine Tillet Pine, Norman Pine , Stacy Freeman , Scott Tillett , Chaya M. Citrin ; The Sweeney Firm and John E. Sweeney for Plaintiffs and Appellants B.B. and B.B.

Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman, Michael D. Seplow , Paul L. Hoffman , Aidan C. McGlaze , John Washington ; Orange Law Offices, Olu Orange ; Antablin & Bruce, Drew Antablin ; Douglas/Hicks Law, Carl E. Douglas and Jamon Hicks for Plaintiff and Appellant T.E. and for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

O'Melveny & Myers, Sabrina Heron Strong , Dimitri D. Portnoi , Jefferson J. Harwell ; Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester, Eugene P. Ramirez , Louis W. Pappas , Steven J. Renick , Julie M. Fleming and Angela M. Powell for Defendants and Appellants.

Fred J. Hiestand for The Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Cole Huber and Derek P. Cole for League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Polsinelli, David K. Schultz , J. Alan Warfield ; Mansukhani, Don Willenburg and Gordon Rees Scully for the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Mark A. Behrens , Cary Silverman and Patrick Gregory for Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc. as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Cole Pedroza, Curtis A. Cole , Cassidy C. Davenport and Bethany J. Peak for California Medical Association, California Dental Association and California Hospital Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

The Arkin Law Firm and Sharon J. Arkin for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood and Ted W. Pelletier for Michael and Cindy Burch as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

OPINION

In this case, we consider the application of Civil Code section 1431.21 to tortfeasors held liable for injuries based on the commission of an intentional tort. Here, the intentional tort was a battery that, combined with other factors, tragically led to the death of Darren Burley. While...

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