by SBE Law | Oct 30, 2014 | News & Articles
At the end of October 2014, Ken Martin and Barry Snyder obtained a defense verdict from a jury in a trucking case tried in Long Beach. Snyder Law, LLP was asked to take over the defense of the matter after the original defense attorneys recommended settlement of...
by SBE Law | Oct 30, 2014 | News & Articles
In a significant case handled by Snyder Law, LLP, a California Court of Appeal concluded this week in a written, published opinion that the FMCSRs (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations) do not apply to the process of unloading, where the transit is complete and...
by SBE Law | Oct 9, 2014 | News & Articles
The Second District Court of Appeal recently considered another case in which the plaintiff sought to introduce unpaid medical bills as evidence of medical damages. The Court’s Opinion, found at Ochoa v. Dorado (2014) 228 Cal.App.4th 120, continues the evolution...
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...
