Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

10/2011 had new front door and frame installed on home; licensed home improvement contractor. Steel with a wood door jamb to be reinforced with a secured steel backing plate to protect from door kick-in attack. 10/2014 a door kick-in attack succeeded due to plate not properly installed. Door & locks were fine, jamb was shattered. Improper plate installation resulted in easy access and loss of $10K cash, $15K jewelry, most not covered by insurance, and theft of identification documents. Am I able to pursue a Civil case against the contractor for the repairs, uncovered cash and jewelry losses, and ongoing identity theft protection monitoring?


Asked on 10/01/14, 10:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Assuming that you can prove liability, you are not going to get all those incidentals as damages. I think you are going to get the cost of repair to what it should have been.

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Answered on 10/03/14, 6:56 am


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