Valley Ford Transportation & Shipping Lawyer, California

In Hooker v. Department of Transportation (2002) 27 Cal.4th 198 [115 Cal.Rptr.2d 853, 38 P.3d 1081], the California Supreme Court enunciated the "retained control" doctrine—that, as a matter of common law, one who hires an independent contractor may be liable for ...

1481 Plaintiff brought this action against a number of public entities and a railroad claiming defendants caused his property to flood when it rained. The complaint alleged inverse condemnation and tort causes of action. The inverse condemnation cause of action was tried to the court. ...

In response to one such holding, California voters adopted Proposition 35 in November 2000. Entitled the "Fair Competition and Taxpayer Savings Act," Proposition 35 added Article XXII to the California Constitution (hereafter Article XXII) to provide that the State of ...