by SBE Law | Jul 31, 2014 | News & Articles
For the past two decades, architects have somewhat successfully managed to keep their hands clean of the surge of construction defect litigation that has swept through California. They have been successful for two reasons: (1) many California contractors utilize...
by SBE Law | Aug 8, 2013 | News & Articles
A slate of new hours of service regulations governing interstate truckers has been upheld. The regulations, promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, took effect on July 1, 2013, but were subject to a legal challenge by the American Trucking...
by SBE Law | Jun 17, 2013 | News & Articles
A California Court of Appeal recently held that sophisticated parties can abrogate the common law “discovery rule” and limit the ten-year statute of limitations for latent (hidden) defects to four years. The fact that parties may contract around a statute...
by SBE Law | May 15, 2013 | News & Articles
An Appellate Court has just issued a monumental opinion extending the scope of the California Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc. (2011) 52 Cal.4th 541. In Howell, the Supreme Court held that where a...
by SBE Law | Mar 14, 2013 | News & Articles
The largest ever ABA Transportation Megaconference was attended by over 460 claims professionals, transportation executives and attorneys at the Sheraton New Orleans, March 6 – 8, 2013. The closing panel featured an opening statement given by Barry Snyder,...
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