Traub Lieberman | January 9, 2018 In its recent decision in Henstooth Ranch LLC v. Burlington Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1176 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 3, 2018), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California had occasion to consider whether an insured’s land restoration activities constituted an “occurrence” for the purpose of… Continue reading California Court Holds Insured’s Activities Not an Occurrence
Month: January 2018
Expert Opinions in the Age of the Internet of Things: “You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat”
H. Michael O’Brien | Wilson Elser | December 21, 2017 In my September 2016 blog post, The Impact of the Smart Home Revolution on Product Liability and Fire Cause Determinations, I forecast that “dumb products made smart by connecting to the internet will present a new layer of complexity when a failure occurs.” When a product fails… Continue reading Expert Opinions in the Age of the Internet of Things: “You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat”
Is California’s Right to Repair Statute Really the Exclusive Remedy in Construction Defect Litigation?
Elizabeth D. Beckman | Kramer deBoer & Keane, LLP Approximately fifteen years after California Governor Grey Davis signed into law Senate Bill 800,1 and much related judicial dispute, the California Supreme Court is set to resolve the legal standard for handling of construction defect claims in the matter of McMillan Albany, LLC v. Superior Court.2… Continue reading Is California’s Right to Repair Statute Really the Exclusive Remedy in Construction Defect Litigation?
Cross-Examining the Expert Witness in a PL Case Part II: What Are the Relevant Facts & Data?
Rosario M. Vignali | Wilson Elser | November 14, 2017 In the first part of this series, we examined how effective deposition questioning about an expert’s education, training and experience can ultimately call into serious question the expert’s qualifications to serve as an expert witness at trial and survive a subsequent Daubert motion. We examined how some… Continue reading Cross-Examining the Expert Witness in a PL Case Part II: What Are the Relevant Facts & Data?
2018 California Construction Law Update
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | January 4, 2018 The California State Legislature introduced 2,495 bills during the first year of the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. Of these, 859 were signed into law. While much political attention was focused on several California laws that could be viewed as California’s rebuke of Washington, including California’s… Continue reading 2018 California Construction Law Update