California Appeals Panel: Engineer Was Qualified To Give Building Defect Opinion

LOS ANGELES - The Second District California Court of Appeal on Jan. 23 reversed summary judgment for homeowners facing personal injury claims from an archway collapse on their property, concluding that a plaintiff's expert provided sufficient evidence that the defendants could have learned of a construction defect on their property before the accident (Darlene Trujillo v. Maria Cosio, et al., No. B232656, Calif. App., 2nd Dist.; 2012 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 464). Full story on lexis.com