Dear Mr. Johnson,

Attached is a picture of a westcoat alx sales sheet that I found at HA Lowrys in Sunland CA yesterday.

As you can see,  the document references the ICC report and also claims class a e 108 and one hour e 119. The report on file dated november 2007 does not recognize alx as one hour.

Westcoat continues to deceive their consumers, contractors and end users.
This is the third time I've complained to ICC, when will icc decisively act and protect the public? This email is also being posted at deckexpert.com's blog and website.

Sincerely,

Bill Leys
The Deck Expert
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As of November 11, 2010 Lowry's Will Be The Master Disrtibuter of Enduro Products

Got a letter in the mail yesterday from Chris Proulx, President of Enduro Products announcing that Lowry's will be the stocking distributor of Enduro.

Lowry's has 7 locations in California and all stores are to be carrying the Enduro product line.

The switch from buying direct to buying from Lowry's is effective as of November 11th, sales and quotes from prior jobs within 30 days will be honored.

ReBlog From Merlin Law Group-Can a Condo Association Get Out of an Insurance Settlement Agreement?

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so I'm reblogging the post from Merlin Law Group's Blog

Can a Condo Association Get Out of an Insurance Settlement Agreement?

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What happens when a condominium or homeowners association enters into a settlement agreement with an insurance company and later finds out that the settlement was not enough or was fraudulently induced? That is exactly what happened in California in the case of Village Northridge Homeowners Ass’n v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 237 P.3d 598 (Cal. 2010).
Village Northridge Homeowners Association entered into a settlement agreement with its insurance company for $1.5 million for earthquake damage, based on representations from the insurance company that the insurance policy only provided $4.9 million worth of coverage. The settlement agreement expressly stated that the association could not bring suit against the insurance company for any issue related to the earthquake damage after the settlement. The association later learned that the policy actually provided $11.9 million worth of coverage, and filed suit against the insurance company for fraudulent inducement into the settlement agreement.
The problem with the homeowners association’s lawsuit for fraudulent inducement was the settlement agreement expressly prohibited it from filing a lawsuit against the insurance company. The trial court told the homeowners association that it would have to return the $1.5 million in settlement funds if it wanted to proceed on the lawsuit for fraudulent inducement, but...CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE

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When Decks Fall of Building With People on Them, They Will Sue Later On...

Couple file lawsuit in collapse of deck

October 15, 2010

BY STEVE METSCH

A Park Forest couple injured in a Tinley Park deck collapse last month have filed a lawsuit against the homeowners, the developer and a homeowners association.
The seven-count lawsuit filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court names as defendants the Odyssey Club Development, Odyssey Club Umbrella Association, and Bruce and Ruth Watson, who were hosting a gathering when the deck collapsed. The suit seeks more than $350,000.
The plaintiffs' attorney, Todd Smith, said "a jury will ultimately determine the appropriate damages."
Donald and Marilyn Pohlhammer claim they were injured Sept. 11 when a second-story deck attached to the back of the Watsons' townhome in the first block of Iliad Drive collapsed with several people on it while the Watsons hosted a gathering for Ruth Watson's women's association.

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Building Industry Show Set For Nov 18/19 in Long Beach

BIS is coming once again in November to the Long Beach Convention Center...

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Re-Blog From AEC Forensics

On Friday, October 15, 2010, Veritext will be hosting a seminar in San Diego entitled, An Update on SB800.
SB800 is California’s “Right to Repair” law and was incorporated into the Civil Code under §895, §896-897, §910-938 and §941-945.5. The legislation was signed into law on September 20, 2002 and applies to individual residential units (whether single-family or as part of a multi-family development) sold after January 1, 2003. The law defines specific construction defects, establishes procedures for homeowners to file claims regarding those defects, and provides builders an opportunity to repair those defects. The intent of the law was to provide pre-litigation procedures for addressing claims of defective construction that were taking months and sometimes years to resolve through the typical course of litigation.

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