Gus Sara | The Subrogation Strategist In Allstate Ins. Co. v. LG Elecs. USA, Inc., No. 19-3529, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127014, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania considered whether plaintiff’s expert engineer’s opinion that there were two possible causes of a fire—both related to alleged product defects within a refrigerator… Continue reading Pennsylvania Court Finds that Two Possible Causes Can Prove a Product Malfunction Theory of Liability
Month: October 2021
Asserting Non-Disclosure Claim Involving Residential Real Property and Whether Facts are “Readily Observable”
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates Under Florida law, there is a claim dealing with the purchase and sale of residential real property known as a Johnson v. Davis or a non-disclosure claim: “[W]here the seller of a home knows of facts materially affecting the value of the property which are not readily observable and are not known to… Continue reading Asserting Non-Disclosure Claim Involving Residential Real Property and Whether Facts are “Readily Observable”
Under Privette Doctrine, A Landowner Delegates All Responsibility For Workplace Safety to its Independent Contractor, and therefore Owes No Duty to Remedy or Adopt Measures to Protect Against Known Hazards
Krsto Mijanovic, Jeffrey C. Schmid and John M. Wilkerson | Haight Brown & Bonesteel In Gonzalez v. Mathis (2021 WL 3671594) (“Gonzalez”), the Supreme Court of California held that a landowner generally owes no duty to an independent contractor or its workers to remedy or adopt other measures to protect them against known hazards on the premises.… Continue reading Under Privette Doctrine, A Landowner Delegates All Responsibility For Workplace Safety to its Independent Contractor, and therefore Owes No Duty to Remedy or Adopt Measures to Protect Against Known Hazards
Bonding Off Mechanic’s Liens: Not Just for Property Owners
Thomas Lambert | Pullman & Comley Property owners are often confronted with a contractor threatening a mechanic’s lien on their property. These liens may stem from a dispute between them and their contractor, or even between a subcontractor and a general contractor that was not compensated for their work. Many in the real estate and… Continue reading Bonding Off Mechanic’s Liens: Not Just for Property Owners