Article I, Section 19 of The California Constitution provides that just compensation be paid when private property is taken or damaged for public use. *STOP* Take a deep breath. It is not as tough as it sounds. In fact, after reading this blog…
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Inverse Condemnation: The People’s Champion
Tagged with: Fire Litigation, Government Liability, Inverse Condemnation, Subrogation, Utility Company Liability, Wildfires
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Canadian law still requires that subrogated actions be brought in the name of the insured rather than insurer
In Canada, the right of subrogation is a product of the common law, although it may be modified by statute or contract. Unlike in the United States, Canadian common law provides that an insurer may sue only in the name…
Recent Michigan Rulings Allow Subrogation Claims Against Tenants
Michigan appeared to join those states barring a landlord’s subrogee from suing a tenant in the case of New Hampshire Insurance Group v. Labombard, 155 Mich. App 369, 375 (1986). There, the court held that a tenant is an implied…
Tagged with: co-insured doctrine, labombardo, lease, sutton doctrine, tenant
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North Carolina Extends Statute of Repose for Defective Products to 12 Years
Effective October 1, 2009, North Carolina’s statute of repose for claims for defective products will be increased from six to twelve years for actions that accrue on or after October 1, 2009. N .C .G .S. 1-46.1(a)(1) . For actions that accrued prior to October 1,…
Tagged with: defective products, Elizabeth Gast, North Carolina, product liability, statute of repose
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