William L. Doerler | The Subrogation Stategist | August 18, 2017 The California legislature recently enacted legislation – SB 496 – limiting a design professional’s indemnification obligations in private contracts related to design services. The term “design professional” refers to licensed architects, landscape architects and professional land surveyors, and registered professional engineers. As revised, Cal.… Continue reading California Limits Indemnification Obligations of Design Professionals
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Assembly Bill 1701 Contemplates Broader Duty to Subcontractor’s Employees by General Contractor
Richard H. Glucksman, Esq. and Chelsea L. Zwart, Esq. | Chapman Glucksman Dean Roeb & Barger | August 4, 2017 AB 1701 recently passed the Assembly and is pending in the Senate’s Labor and Industrial Relations and Judiciary Committees. The Bill, if signed by the Governor, would create a new section in the California Labor Code(Section… Continue reading Assembly Bill 1701 Contemplates Broader Duty to Subcontractor’s Employees by General Contractor
Use It or Lose It: California Court of Appeal Addresses Statutes of Limitations for Latent Construction Defects and Damage to Real Property
Omar Parra and Jesse M. Sullivan | Haight, Brown & Bonesteel | August 2, 2017 The First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal recently confirmed California’s latent defect statute of limitations, codified in California Code of Civil Procedure section 337.15, bars only claims based on construction defects. Estuary Owners Association v. Shell Oil Company,… Continue reading Use It or Lose It: California Court of Appeal Addresses Statutes of Limitations for Latent Construction Defects and Damage to Real Property
In Supreme Court Showdown, California Appeals Courts Choose Sides Regarding Whether Right to Repair Act is Exclusive Remedy for Homeowners
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | August 9, 2017 Earlier, we wrote about an appellate court split concerning the Right to Repair Act (Civil Code sections 895 et seq.) which applies to construction defects in newly constructed residential properties including single-family homes and condominiums (but not condominium conversions) sold after January 1, 2003. The… Continue reading In Supreme Court Showdown, California Appeals Courts Choose Sides Regarding Whether Right to Repair Act is Exclusive Remedy for Homeowners
Is California’s Right-to-Repair Statue Really the Exclusive Remedy in Construction Defect Ligitation?
Elizabeth D. Beckman | Kramer deBoer & Keane, LLP Approximately fifteen years after California Governor Grey Davis signed into law Senate Bill 800,1 and much related judicial dispute, the California Supreme Court is set to resolve the legal standard for handling of construction defect claims in the matter of McMillan Albany, LLC v. Superior Court.… Continue reading Is California’s Right-to-Repair Statue Really the Exclusive Remedy in Construction Defect Ligitation?