Construction
May 3, 2001
Ruling Expands Strict Liability for Defective Homes
LOS ANGELES - A state appellate court has departed from case law to expand the scope of strict product-liability claims to allow homeowners to sue the maker of a concrete additive used to reinforce slab foundations in their litigation-ridden housing development in Palmdale.
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