In the first part of this post, we discussed a key appellate ruling on the scope of California’s Right to Repair Act, also referred to as SB 800. In Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Brookfield Crystal Cove LLC, the California Court of Appeals held that SB 800 is not an exclusive remedy for homeowners when […]

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Residential construction defect disputes in California can be costly, complicated and confusing. Many of the complications involve the Right to Repair Act, also known as SB 800, which the Legislature passed in 2002. It took effect in 2003. In this two-part post, we will discuss two court decisions that have interpreted key aspects of SB […]

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Even in an auto-dependent culture, sidewalks are important infrastructure. From business customers to dog walkers, all sorts of people benefit from well-placed pavement that helps knit a city together. The question of who should pay to maintain sidewalks, however, has become a contentious one in Los Angeles. Who should pay to do that – property […]

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The Harvard Business Review (HBR) is a highly prestigious, often-cited source of information on leading trends and the prevailing views of business elites. As such, it is hardly an oracle of the future. And so, when HBR devotes significant space to a phenomenon such as coworking, it suggests that the phenomenon has already become influential […]

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In economic theory, supply and demand are two laws, not one. The law of supply is one principle; the law of demand is another. But you don’t need to have received an A in Econ 101 to know that supply and demand are intimately related – and that together they have a great effect on […]

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