History: The Governor signed SB326 August 30, 2019. This new law will have a substantial impact on Common Interest Developments (CID’s) throughout the State of California. The bill was introduced as a response to the Berkeley balcony collapse at the Library Gardens Apartments on June 16, 2015, when thirteen students fell forty feet from a [...]
Somewhere On Your Property There Is An Accident Waiting To Happen Does your maintenance budget cover regular repairs to railings, walkways and staircases? If not, your bill could be catastrophic. A man fell to his death in 2016 when a railing at Ala Moana Center reportedly gave way. His friend, who tried to stop the [...]
Spending $3.6 million for a condominium will buy you a lot. A lot of trouble, that is, including loud popping sounds coming from windows that resemble sonic booms. At least, that’s what the board of the luxury Waiea condo tower in Kakaako’s Ward Village alleges in a lawsuit filed in state court last month. The [...]
“It’s conceivable that a general contractor could, on the one hand, be liable to an owner for damages relating to an unlicensed subcontractor’s work, but on the other hand, would not be able to recover against the subcontractor for the same issues,” Osterkamp says. “U.S. Pipelining is a confusing decision, and it’s hard to tell [...]
Modern plumbing systems for potable water are generally comprised of either copper or Pex tubing, with copper pipes still being the top-of-the-line accepted standard and Pex now promoted as more durable and easier to install. Pex is now a building code-approved plumbing line, with each brand having their own International Code Council-approved report. Properly installed, [...]
What is a construction defect? Construction defects are construction practices that violate the building code, violate specific installation instructions or product approval, deviate from the approved plans, cut impermissible corners, and/ or incorporate components that are prone to fail in their installation and/ or use. Read More
Design and construction defects in Hawaii's concrete decks hurt victims - and builders. A recent fatality at Ala Moana Center that occurred when a railing reportedly gave way is still fresh in the minds of many Hawaii residents. As the Ala Moana accident and a later lawsuit show, defects can endanger the people who stand [...]
IRVINE, CA – Ken Kasdan, Senior and Managing Partner of Kasdan Simonds Weber & Vaughan LLP, continues to sit on the West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Conference Speakers and Topics Committee. The formal plans for America’s Largest, America’s Favorite, America’s Best Construction Defect Seminar, West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar for 2015 are in place. [...]
by America Hernandez Friday, March 13, 2015 IRVINE - After 25 years of exclusively representing plaintiffs in complex construction defect cases, Kasdan LippSmith Weber & Turner LLP this week announced the addition of a class action practice based out of downtown Los Angeles, to be headed by new partner Graham LippSmith. To read more, click [...]
IRVINE, CA – Kasdan Weber Turner LLP has been invited by Lisa Dale of Seabreeze Management Company to join Orange County based Mission Hospital as a sponsor of their 19th Annual Valiant Women Luncheon. Hosted at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort on Friday, April 24, this event supports women’s services at Mission Hospital, including: [...]
