duty of care

2 opinions tagged “duty of care”

1/30/26 Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District (Yolo)

Tavares v. Zipcar, Inc., et al. 1/30/26 CA3

The Rule of Tavares v. Zipcar is that remote rental car companies exempt under Civil Code section 1939.37 owe no duty to assess whether renters appear impaired at the time of rental or to equip vehicles with impairment detection technology, under circumstances where the rental is conducted through a membership agreement allowing remote vehicle access without in-person employee interaction.

6/4/26 Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Five

C.F. v. Alternative Family Services 6/4/26 CA1/5

The Rule of Alternative Family Services is that foster family agencies (FFAs) have a duty to protect foster children from sexual abuse by foster parents where the FFA knew or should have known that the foster parent presented a risk of such abuse, under circumstances involving FFA negligence in screening and supervising foster parents who sexually abuse children.

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