Government,
Contracts
Jun. 26, 2017
Bill is fair compromise on design professional liability
Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 496, modifies design professionals' contractual duty to defend.
D. Creighton Sebra
Partner
Morris Polich & Purdy LLP
Litigation
1055 W 7th St Fl 24
Los Angeles , California 90017
Phone: (213) 891-9100
Fax: (213) 488-1178
Email: csebra@mpplaw.com
Pepperdine Law School
Creighton is a member of the Construction and Design Practice Group at and specializes in representing the construction industry and has significant experience with drafting and modifying construction contracts.
Christopher J. Menjou
Senior Associate
Clark Hill LLP
Litigation
Email: cMenjou@clarkhill.com
Loyola Law School
Christopher is a member of the Construction and Design Practice Group at and specializes in representing the construction industry and has significant experience with drafting and modifying construction contracts
Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 496. The bill revises Civil Code Section 2782.8 and modifies design professionals' contractual duty to defend by limiting their potential liability for defense fees and costs to their proportionate percentage of fault as found by a trier of fact. SB 496 applies to both public and private works contracts entered on or after Jan. 1, 2018, with some limited exceptions. The revised statute represents a significant shi...
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