PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS: IS THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT STATUTE (CCP 411.35) EFFECTIVE; SHOULD IT BE CHANGED AND HOW CAN DESIGN PROFESSIONALS PROTECT THEMSELVES
CCP 411.35 (b) (1) requires that before filing a complaint or cross-complaint against a design professional for professional negligence, the lawyer representing the plaintiff and the lawyer(s) representing the cross-complainant(s) must serve a certificate declaring...