In 2011, I posed the following question: Is Privity Required Or Not Required Under Section 25500? Section 25500 of the California Corporations Code provides the remedy for violations of Section 25400 ...

In resolving construction contract negotiations and disputes, we’ve seen a number of overlooked clauses carry significant importance: a 20-year roof warranty limited to material replacement costs (no ...

Privity of contract, in the famous words of Viscount Haldane LC in the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre case, is the principle that ‘only a person who is a party to a contract can sue on it’. For an idea that ...

As discussed in this article, determining whether a privity-like relationship is proven, or at the motion to dismiss stage adequately pleaded, is intensively fact-specific. Claims for professional ...

The Citadel of Privity: Accountants' Liability to Non-Clients In their Professional Liability feature, solo practitioner Norman B. Arnoff and Sue C. Jacobs of Goodman & Jacobs address whether ...