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TSI Seismic etc. v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a construction defect action, petitions for writ of mandate challenging grant of motion for determination of good faith settlement are granted...

Queen Villas Homeowners Ass'n. v. TCB Prop. Mgmt.

Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit alleging breach of contract against property management company related to self-dealing by member of homeowner assocation board of directors,...

Transcontinental Ins. Co. v. Ins. Co. of Pa.

Construction, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a coverage dispute between an excess insurer and a primary insurer over the obligation to defend a housing developer in a construction defect case,...

Lindsey v. Caterpillar, Inc.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action arising out of the rollover of a pipe layer manufactured by defendant-Caterpillar, which resulted in the death of plaintiff's husband,...

Jordan v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit against an insurer for breach of contract, bad faith, and declaratory relief, summary judgment for insurer on the bad faith claim is reversed...

Shepard v. Edward Mackay Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving a construction defect in a home after purchase, denial of defendants- motion to compel arbitration is reversed where the Federal...

Beal Savings Bank v. Sommer

Banking Law, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
One lender in a syndicated loan arrangement does not have standing to sue for breach of contract, contrary to the will of the other 36 lenders to...

California Housing Fin. Agency v. Hanover/Cal. Mgmt. & Accounting Ctr., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit making allegations of fraud and of having a financial interest in a government contract, verdict for plaintiff is affirmed as any potential...

Small v. Superior Ct. (Brinderson Constructors, Inc.)

Administrative Law, Construction, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving construction employees seeking unpaid overtime wages, order declaring invalid a wage order promulgated by the California Industrial...

Droste v. Julien

Civil Procedure, Construction, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a dispute between homeowners and an architect over allegedly faulty building plans and other services he provided regarding the construction of a...