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Plaintiff and appellant is a general partnership doing business as Monk’s CharBurgers (Monk’s). Defendants and respondents are the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (the Districts) and Steve Búbalo Construction Co. (Búbalo). The Districts and Búbalo were involved in a sewer construction project near the site of Monk’s fast-food restaurant. Monk’s alleged.as follows: The project was originally scheduled to take about three months to complete. As a consequence of the construction work, traffic in the area was restricted by barricades and heavy equipment. The restrictions on traffic caused decreased business at Monk’s restaurant. After two months of construction activity, and before the project was completed, construction activity at the site ceased. Nine months passed. During these nine months of inactivity at the site, the Districts and Búbalo kept the barriers and heavy equipment in place. Monk’s suffered damage due to the continued restrictions on access to Monk’s restaurant during this period. After the nine months of inactivity, the Districts and Búbalo resumed construction and completed the project. Monk’s sought recovery for damages to its business,…