Civil Litigation,
Construction
Apr. 4, 2019
Ruling highlights rationale of the design immunity defense
Here’s a brain-twister: Can you knowingly approve something, which does not include something else, if you never considered the absence of that “something else”? Think about that for a moment... or better yet, just read on.
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
CONSTRUCTION CORNER
In Rodriguez v. Department of Transportation, 21 Cal. App. 5th 947 (2018), the 5th District Court of Appeal considered the following brain-twister: Can you knowingly approve something, which does not include something else, if you never considered the absence of that "something else"?...
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