Civil Litigation,
Construction
Feb. 6, 2019
Actual and economic damages in construction defect cases
Until recently, there has been an open question regarding whether homeowners have to comply with the Right to Repair Act’s prelitigation procedures if they are only claiming economic damages.
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Email: gmurai@nomosllp.com
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
CONSTRUCTION CORNER
Civil litigation attorneys often talk about "damages." Because without damages...well...you're out of luck.
But damages come in different flavors. In construction litigation, when it comes to defective construction, there are two basic flavors: actual damages and economic damages. Actual damages include proper...
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