California Court of Appeal

Courts must allow plaintiffs to amend complaints which do not comply with Code Civ. Proc. 411.35, which requires a plaintiff's attorney to file a certificate of merit before suing a licensed engineer for negligence, if there is a reasonable possibility of curing the defect in meeting the certificate requirement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/18/2001
• Published 09/18/2001

Judges

• PARRILLI, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Susan H. Handelman, San Jose, Terry Anastassiou;  Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, San Francisco, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jan T. Chilton, Severson & Werson, San Francisco, for Respondent:  Montgomery Watson Americas, Inc., Jeffrey M. Hamerling, Rachel E. Boehn;  Steinhart & Falconer LLP, San Francisco, for Respondent:  Dames & Moore.