Be Careful Who You Hire During The Holidays
1. Contractor Liable for Injuries to Subcontractors Employee Who Fell Off Scaffolding Brown v Beach House Design & Development. In this case the usual exemption from liability did not apply [...]
Broker Scams His Client
1. Homeowner Who Sues His Broker for Negligence Does Not Need Expert Witness Regarding the Negligence In the case of Ryan v. Real Estate of the Pacific, the seller’s broker held an open house [...]
PROPERTY OWNER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKER INJURIES
Owner Not Liable To Window Washer For Injuries Sustained In Fall. In the case of Delgadillo vs. Television CTR. Inc., [2018] 20 Cal App. 5th 1078, the Court of Appeal determined that when a [...]
Open House Guidelines
Pre-dispute Jury Trial Waiver In Loan Documents Is Unenforceable Per CCP 631(f). In the case of Rincon EV Realty vs. CP III Rincon Towers the 1st District Court of Appeal held that a jury trial [...]
Unlicensed Contractor
Homeowner Not Liable For Injuries to Worker of an Unlicensed Contractor. The law is unsettled as to whether unlicensed contractor’s workers must be deemed employees of the homeowner who hires the [...]