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Quattlebaum Grooms Tull Burrow PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013 Implementing Institutional Controls at Brownfields and Other Contaminated Sites.
|  | Attention Pennsylvania Home Builders: The Warranty of Habitability May Extend to Subsequent Purchasers
Jennifer Budd, John A. Greenhall; Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2013, previously published on January 11, 2013 For decades, Pennsylvania Courts have limited the scope of the implied warranty of habitability to the first user of the home. For the first time, in Conway v. Cutler Group, Inc., the Pennsylvania Superior Court permitted a homeowner, who was not the initial purchaser of the home, to maintain a...
| | Home Builders Could Be Liable For Repairs
Kevin F. McKeegan, Brandon B. Rothey; Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 14, 2013 In a case of first-impression in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Superior Court announced that home builders could be liable under the implied warranty of habitability not only to their customers, but also to later purchasers of the residence.
| | California Court of Appeal Confirms Design Professionals May Bear Liability Under SB 8OO and Tort Theories for Defects in Their Work
Sheila E. Fix, Stephen J. Henning, Keith Smith; Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 28, 2012, previously published on December 20, 2012 On December 13, 2012, the California Court of Appeal, First District, Division 5, filed its opinion in the matter of Beacon Residential Community Association v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP. The case involves whether a design professional owes a duty to a homeowners' association and its...
| | Subsequent Purchasers May Now Have More Rights Against Homebuilders Than Original Purchasers
Jill Ann Herman, Rosary A. Hernandez, Jason Mullis; Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2012, previously published on December 7, 2012 Following the Arizona Supreme Court's ruling in Richards v Powercraft permitting subsequent purchasers to pursue implied warranty claims even in the absence of privity, Arizona courts have had a difficult time determining whether to categorize this creature of public policy as a tort or a contract...
| | Homebuilder Wins Important Appellate Victory in SB 800 Case
Amy L. Foscalina, Stephen J. Henning, Robin Krutzch; Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 10, 2012, previously published on December 4, 2012 California's right to repair statute, SB 800, went into effect on January 1, 2003. Since that time, SB 800 has gone largely untested in the judicial system, leaving the parties to dispute almost every aspect of the statutory framework.
| | Mississippi Supreme Court Finds “Earth Movement” Exclusion Not Limited to Naturally Occurring Events
George B. Hall; Phelps Dunbar LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 28, 2012, previously published on November 2012 The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld summary judgment in favor of an insurer that denied coverage to a contractor based on an “earth movement” exclusion despite claims of negligence. Hankins v. Maryland Cas. Company/Zurich American Ins. Co., 2012 WL 4711437 (Miss. Oct. 4, 2012)
| | Will Developers Be Required to Subsidize Canada Post’s Financial Losses?
Blaney McMurtry LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 7, 2012, previously published on October 30, 2012 Canada Post recently provided notice via Mayors’ offices across Canada that, in addition to the current requirement for the developer to build either a condominium mailroom or provide super mail box pads, developers will now be charged a one-time fee of $200 per address to install and...
| | HB 383/CSPA Revisions: A New Home for Consumer Remedies for Home Construction Services
David V. Allen; Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 16, 2012, previously published on October 8, 2012 The Ohio legislature recently removed consumer remedies arising under most home construction services contracts from the operation of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, Ohio Revised Code § 1345.01 et seq. (the “CSPA”) by creating a separate statute, found in Ohio Revised Code...
| | Liability and Unlicensed Contractors
Nora Devitt; Ross Feller Casey LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 17, 2012 Hiring an unlicensed contractor to perform work on your home will ultimately increase your risk and liability.
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