Negligence Claim Related To Defect In Top Landing Of Stairs Can Proceed, Panel Says

(July 2, 2024, 3:53 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Fourth District California Court of Appeal reversed a portion of a trial court’s ruling in favor of a contractor after determining that a plaintiff’s negligence claim can proceed because it is related to a set of stairs with an alleged latent defect, which is subject to a 10-year statute of limitations under California law....