Scott Ruksakiati | Tyson & Mendes For many of us of a certain age, our first exposure to the Latin phrase caveat emptor came from an episode of the classic sitcom, The Brady Bunch. “Let the buyer beware” was the lesson Mr. Brady imparted to Greg for his spontaneous purchase of a beat-up convertible. That same lesson was… Continue reading Protections Against Implied Warranty of Habitability Claims Broadened in Illinois
Tag: Latent Defects
Ninth Circuit Resolves Federal/State Court Split Regarding Whether “Latent” Defects Discovered After Duration of Warranty Period are Actionable under California’s Lemon Law Statute
Laura C. Williams and R. Bryan Martin | Haight Brown & Bonesteel | December 14, 2015 In Daniel v. Ford Motor Company (filed 12/02/15), the Ninth Circuit resolved a federal and state court split on the issue of whether consumers can sustain a breach of implied warranty claim under California’s Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act… Continue reading Ninth Circuit Resolves Federal/State Court Split Regarding Whether “Latent” Defects Discovered After Duration of Warranty Period are Actionable under California’s Lemon Law Statute
To see or not to see: the Law of Patent vs. Latent Defects
Candice B. Macario | Gordon & Rees LLP | March 16, 2015 In Delon Hampton & Associates, Chartered v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Second District for the Court of Appeals of California set forth a concise listing of exemplar cases of patent defects. In this case,… Continue reading To see or not to see: the Law of Patent vs. Latent Defects