(January 27, 2020, 11:35 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California appeals panel on Jan. 22 denied a general contractor’s request for a writ of mandate seeking to overturn a ruling denying its motion for summary judgment in a construction defects action, holding that a contractually agreed-upon date of substantial completion between it and the developer cannot start the running of the 10-year statute of repose (Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. Superior Court of San Diego County, No. D076264, Calif. App., 4th Dist., 1st Div., 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 52)....