Jan. 19, 2017
SB 465: Berkeley collapse leads to law
The bill is the first step to creating more stringent regulations for contractors in order to protect the public from negligent construction work. By Nicole Taubman and Eustace de Saint Phalle
Nicole R. Taubman
Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver PCFax: (925) 609-1690
Email: ntaubman@rlslawyers.com
Western State College of Law
Eustace de Saint Phalle
Rains, Lucia, Stern, St. Phalle & Silver PC
220 Montgomery Street
San Francisco , CA 94104
Phone: (415) 341-9341
Email: edesaintphalle@rlslawyers.com
University San Francisco Law School
In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 465 into law after the bill received a unanimous 37-0 vote. The bill is the first step to creating more stringent regulations for contractors in order to protect the public from negligent construction work.
The bill was written in response to the collapse of an apartment balcony in Berkeley that killed six college students and injured seven other...
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