Personal Injury & Torts
Mar. 19, 2015
Insurance isn't the only remedy when pipes burst
Water main breaks are increasingly common as our infrastructure ages. Many seek recovery from insurance, but don't forget about inverse condemnation. By Terry R. Bailey and Sevanna Hartonians
Images of ruptured pipes spewing torrents of water onto the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco are a stark reminder of our cities' aging infrastructure amid the state's worst drought in decades.
Los Angeles alone has had several major water main breaks this past year. In mid-February, a main break in the Hollywood Hills submerged cars and cut off road access. A few months earlier, a pipe burst tur...
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