Close Enough Only Counts in Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
In State Farm General Insurance Company v. Oetiker, Inc., Case No. B302348 (December 18, 2020), a manufacturer sued in subrogation action under the Right to Repair…
Class Actions Under California’s Right to Repair Act. Nope. Well . . . Nope.
It’s the holidays. A time when family and friends, and even neighbors, gather together. And nothing brings neighbors closer together than class action residential construction defect…
And the Winner Is . . . The Right to Repair Act!
Civil litigation attorneys often talk about “damages.” Because without damages . . . well . . . you’re out of luck. But damages come in different…
In Supreme Court Showdown, California Appeals Courts Choose Sides Regarding Whether Right to Repair Act is Exclusive Remedy for Homeowners
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…
Call Me Maybe? . . . Don’t Waive Your Rights Under the Right to Repair Act’s Prelitigation Procedures
We’ve written before about the Right to Repair Act (Civil Code Sections 895 et seq.). The Act, also commonly known as SB 800 after the bill that…
The Right to Repair Act Isn’t Out for the Count, Yet. Homebuilders Fight Back
“[I]t ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving…
Coffee Beans, Mars and the 50 States: Civil Code 1542 Waivers and Latent Defects
A few years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charles Duhigg wrote a book that was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 60 weeks, The Power of Habit:…
Sometimes the Real Fight is Before the Fight
One of the things I learned while lobbying in Washington, D.C. is the importance of the House Rules Committee. The Rules Committee, as its name suggests,…
Rumble in the Construction Defect Jungle
Lately, reading the advance sheets of construction defect cases has been like watching one of the Rocky movies. There’s the punches (owww!). Then there’s the counter-punches…
And So it Begins . . .
This past year I wrote about a case which caused a bit of an uproar in the homebuilding industry – Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Brookfield Crystal…
There’s More Than One Way to Skin a Cat When it Comes to Actual Damages Under SB 800
In 2002, the California State Legislature enacted S.B. 800 also known as the “Right to Repair Act” (Civil Code sections 895 et seq.). SB 800, which…
Attack of the HOAs: Architects Succumbed
HOA. It’s not a Native American word. Nor is it the term sprinkled generously throughout certain gangster rap albums. It stands for Home Owners Association, or…
