Staff and attorneys at Snyder Law have committed themselves to raising money and volunteering their time for the Santa Barbara County Region of the Special Olympics. To kick off their partnership, Snyder Law registered a team and participated in one of the Special Olympics main fall tournaments – “Bowl for the Gold.” Athletes and sponsored […] Read More

The California Supreme Court recently overruled the long-standing Pendergrass decision which had limited the fraud exception to California’s parol evidence rule for more than 75 years. In Riverisland Cold Storage, Inc. v. Fresno-Madera Production Credit Association, the Supreme Court performed a historical analysis of the fraud exception to the parol evidence rule and the extent to which it […] Read More

UPDATE: On February 27, 2013, the California Supreme Court agreed to hear a further appeal of Beacon Residential Community v. SOM. The appellate court’s decision, discussed below, is set aside until the Supreme Court affirms or overturns it. In a clarification of third party tort liability rules for design professionals, the First District Court of […] Read More

The advent of a new year triggers the applicability of new commercial construction laws in California. All commercial construction contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2013 will now be governed by newly created California Civil Code § 2782.05. The new law is the product of Senate Bill 474, which was signed into law by Governor […] Read More