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Law Practice,
California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice

Sep. 7, 2022

Hypothetical scenarios don’t create standing

While splits of authority between Courts of Appeal are rare, splits of authority between divisions of the same Court of Appeal are even rarer.

Garret D. Murai

Partner
Nomos LLP

Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.

Cases sometimes take unanticipated twists and turns. Atlas Construction Supply Inc. v. Swinerton Builders, 60 Cal.App.5th 175 (2021) - involving a tragic construction accident, a motion for summary judgment, a motion for good faith settlement, and a stipulated dismissal - is one of those cases.

The Accident

Swinerton Builders was the general contractor on a residential constructi...

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