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Perspective

Jan. 11, 2012

Reconciling Song-Beverly and commercial warranty provisions

Navigating the law to best protect consumers in breach of implied warranty claims. By Janine Schwerter and Saleem Erakat of Snell & Wilmer LLP


By Janine Schwerter and Saleem Erakat


In a breach of warranty claim, the California Commercial Code and the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act work in conjunction to provide relief to California's consumers. Originally, only the Commercial Code covered causes of action for breach of warranty. The Consumer Warranty Act was later enacted to add additional rights and provisions for breach of warranty claims. The Act extended protection to purchasers of consumer ...

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