Myrick v. Mastagni

Opinion

GILBERT, P. J.

Here we decide two distinct issues and conclude: A city ordinance requiring hazardous buildings to be retrofitted by a certain date does not insulate owners of unreinforced masonry buildings from liability for negligence causing death or injuries prior to the compliance date.

Civil Code sections 1431.1 and 1431.2, which limit a defendant’s tort liability for noneconomic damages, do not apply to defendants in a joint venture. Defendants in a joint venture are jointly and severally liable for noneconomic damages, whatever their respective interests in the joint venture.

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