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Construction Defect Cases

 

Venue: County of San Francisco

Jury Verdict/Result: Settlement

Case Name and Date: Various Homeowners v. General Contractor

Description: General contractor made extensive renovations to two high-end single family homes in San Francisco. Homeowners sued claiming multiple perceived construction defects and contract violations, relying on the application of the California Business & Professions codes sections relating to "home improvement" contractors.

Articles

Drafting Enforceable Sports and Recreation Waiver and Release Agreements

Formation of Sports and Recreation Waiver and Release Agreements in California

Avoiding Express Assumption of the Risk: Common Contract Defenses and Alternate Theories of Liability in California
Sample Cases

McAvoy v. Sears Point International Raceway and American Motorcycle Federation
Plaintiff was rendered paraplegic when his motorcycle impacted a restraining barrier on the track.

Ford, Andrada et al. v. County of Alameda, Alameda County Fairgrounds
Plaintiffs were patrons of the Alameda County Fair on July 4, 1998 when a gang gun battle broke out on the midway resulting in serious gunshot and stampeding injuries to multiple Fair patrons.

Stanley v. County of Napa, Franciscan Vineyards
Plaintiff, an attorney, sustained major head and other injuries when he fell from his bicycle after it hit a culvert at the intersection of a county road and the driveway to our client's winery.

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