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		<title>Homeowner Alert: Don’t Put Your Single Most Important Investment At Risk!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most agree that buying a home is the single most expensive purchase you will make in your life. Most also agree that good maintenance and care is the best way to protect your investment, and few would purposefully take steps that actually decrease home values. Against this backdrop, when does it make sense to file [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowner Alert, Part II: Avoid The Lure Of Construction Defect Litigation!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If someone told you to jump off a cliff would you? With the exception of professional cliff divers, most would say no. The same should apply to taking steps that will forever impact the value of your home. This article exposes the dangers of falling prey to a select group of lawyers who profit from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art Of Disclosure: To Tell Or Not To Tell</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 15:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Property Sales and Disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Law Duty to Disclose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disclosure Obligations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Transactions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statutory Duty to Disclose Litigation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After receiving a flyer regarding neighborhood defect claims, the Johnsons decided to join a lawsuit against their builder and those involved in the construction of their 6 year old home claiming it suffered from pervasive defects including roof leaks, stucco cracks, window failures, and water intrusion. Papers filed with the court covered everything but the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Liability Ever End? The Ten-Year Statute That Isn’t</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction Defect Litigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ownership Impacts on 10 year Statute of Limitations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most members of the building profession assume that a homeowner’s claims for construction defects and deficiencies, whether known or unknown, are barred after 10 years. In reality, the cut off for liability is not quite that clear; indeed, the 10 year statute of repose is arguably misnamed and oft times misunderstood. Does it provide limitations? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuilding In The Aftermath Of The Fires: Tips To Avoid Getting Burned</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CC & R's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building Considerations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Single Lot Acquisitions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent fires have devastated hundreds of thousands of acres of land and homes in Northern California. Given the decline in real estate values, builders are faced with a unique opportunity to acquire land, held rebuild communities, and make a profit. Such opportunities come with unique challenges; for the unprepared or unwary builder, those challenges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buyer’s Remorse In A Down Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction Defect Litigation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no secret that the building industry has been hard hit by a declining real estate market. With markedly slow sales, there is an abundance of available product, and the value of California homes has decreased. Inarguably, those who bought homes before the downturn now own homes worth considerably less. The result? Homebuilder attorneys are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s A Wrap……Or Is It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 15:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indemnity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Subcontractor Liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AB 2738]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wrap Insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The roof leaks. The windows leak. The stucco is cracking. The house is not performing well. As between the builder and the subcontractor, who should bear responsibility for the cost of defending these claims and repairing the defects and damage? Historically, contracts for work on residential projects have required the subcontractor to assume responsibility if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Sue or Not To Sue – That is the Question</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction Defect Litigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tolling Agreements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Admissions in Litigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Certificate of Merit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Construction Defect Claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Professionals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuilders typically retain the services of architects, geotechnical engineers and structural engineers to design residences for proper layout, structural safety and geotechnical conditions. Visualize a luxury home located in a canyon with views aplenty. The home is adorned with the nicest interior finishes imaginable. It is perfectly nestled into a hillside; the living room, dining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Manufactured Lawsuit; Methods for Combating the Latest Litigation Trend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction Defect Litigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney Solicitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SB 800]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solicitation Efforts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, claims have consistently been asserted against builders and architects for the defective design and construction of residential building projects. In the old days, these claims alleged water intrusion through the building envelope or skin and sought compensation for the resulting damage associated with these conditions. Armed with visible evidence to back them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Take the Fall for Inadequate Jobsite Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 15:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan A. Gruen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worksite Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liability for Worksite Injuries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a weekend in spring, the employee of a stucco subcontractor builds makeshift scaffolding to assist in applying a three-coat stucco system to a two-story single-family residence. He has been on the job for three days. He is asked by his employer to work on a Saturday so the project stays on track. Neither the [...]]]></description>
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