BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSN. v. SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP

No. S208173.

59 Cal.4th 568 (2014)

173 Cal. Rptr. 3d 752

327 P.3d 850

BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

July 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Ann Rankin, Ann Rankin , Terry L. Wilkens ; Katzoff & Riggs, Kenneth S. Katzoff , Robert R. Riggs , Sung E. Shim and Stephen G. Preonas for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Berding & Weil and Matt J. Malone for Consumer Attorneys of California and Executive Council of Homeowners as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Horvitz & Levy, Peder K. Batalden and Peter Abrahams for Defendants and Respondents Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and HKS, Inc.

Robles, Castles & Meredith and Richard C. Young for Defendant and Respondent Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.

Schwartz & Janzen, Noel E. Macaulay and Steven H. Schwartz for Defendant and Respondent HKS, Inc.

Fred J. Hiestand for the Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Shannon B. Jones Law Group, Kathleen F. Carpenter , Jessica M. Takano and Amy R. Gowan for California Building Industry Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Collins Collins Muir + Stewart, David E. Barker and Melinda W. Ebelhar for The American Institute of Architects California Council and The American Institute of Architects as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

LIU, J.

A homeowners association on behalf of its members sued a condominium developer and various other parties over construction design defects that allegedly make the homes unsafe and uninhabitable for significant portions of the year. Two defendants were architectural firms, which allegedly designed the homes in a negligent manner but did not make the final decisions regarding...

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