California High Court Won’t Consider Application Of Cutoff For Latent Defect Claim

Mealey's (December 20, 2021, 12:53 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Dec. 15 denied a petition for review filed by homeowners who alleged that their groundwater was tainted by a nearby 25-million-gallon reservoir and argued that the state’s 10-year statute of repose should not apply where plaintiffs are unable to “inspect, discover and repair” latent defects....