W. Bradley Electric v. Mitchell Engineering

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In May 2019, plaintiffs Mary Wong (individually and as the personal representative of the Estate of Lai Lee Wong), Thomas Wong, Felix Wong, and Jerry Wong (collectively, Plaintiffs) sued Mebrhatu Behre Brhane and Doe defendants (Case No. CGC-19-575663). Plaintiffs alleged that, on March 16, 2018, Lai Lee Wong was crossing the street near Broadway and Stockton Streets in San Francisco, when a vehicle driven by Brhane, while working as a rideshare driver for Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber), struck her in the crosswalk and caused injuries that led to her death. Uber was later substituted for Doe 1 and added as a defendant. In February 2020, Plaintiffs filed a separate complaint against Mitchell (Case No. CGC-20-583018). Plaintiffs alleged that the condition of the sidewalk and crosswalk entrance near the intersection of the accident, which was under construction as part of a project involving Mitchell, was a contributing cause of the fatal accident. According to the complaint, Mitchell “negligently controlled, designed, constructed, maintained, operated, and inspected the accident intersection so as to create a dangerous condition . . . that created a…