Governor Signs Permit Extension Bill Extending Permit Deadlines to One Year
It’s like that feeling you got when your teacher said you have another week to complete your group project. On September 21, 2018, Governor Brown signed…
Governor Signs Permit Extension Bill Extending Permit Deadlines to One Year
Punchlist: The News We Didn’t Quite Get To – September 2018
California Department of Corrections Gets Hit With the Prison Bid Protest Blues
Boys (and Girls) of Summer: New Residential Solar Energy System Disclosures Take Effect January 1, 2019
California Department of Corrections Gets Hit With the Prison Bid Protest Blues
“I’m breakin’ rocks in the hot sun . . . I fought the law and the law won . . . I needed money ’cause I…
Boys (and Girls) of Summer: New Residential Solar Energy System Disclosures Take Effect January 1, 2019
Flickr. James Vaughan … Shindig-Haulabaloo! CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 As we come to the end of Summer, the California Contractors State License Board advises licensees that it…
California Ballot Initiative Seeks to Repeal Infrastructure Funding Bill
California voters will get to vote on November 6, 2018 on a ballot initiative to repeal an infrastructure funding bill signed by Governor Brown this past year…
Property Owner Found Liable for Injuries to Worker of Unlicensed Contractor, Again
It’s not like we didn’t warn you. In Jones v. Sorenson, Case No. C084870 (August 2, 2018), homeowner Danita Sorenson discovered to her chagrin that she…
Matthew Graham Named to Best Lawyers in America
Wendel Rosen’s very own Matt Graham has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 in the area of Construction Law. First published in 1983, Best…
9th Circuit Closes the Door on “Open Shop” Contractor
At the height of the Great Depression nearly one-quarter of Americans were unemployed. In response, Congress enacted a series of laws including the Smoot-Hawley Tariffs Act,…
CSLB “Fast Facts” for Online Home Improvement Marketplaces
As more and more online home improvement marketplaces like Angie’s List come online, questions have arisen as to whether such online marketplaces must hold a contractor’s…
California Contractor Spills Coffee on Himself by Failing to Stay Mechanics Lien Action While Pursuing Arbitration
It bugs the Mrs. that I have a habit of reading the directions. “Just plug the darn thing in!” said the Mrs. when we got a…
Wendel Rosen Construction Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Wendel Rosen Construction Practice Group Co-Chairs, Garret Murai and Quinlan Tom, have been selected for inclusion as 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers in the area of Construction…
Supreme Court Finds Insurance Coverage for Intentional (and Despicable) Act of Contractor’s Employee
Not to cast shade on your fun in the sun, but here’s an unusual, albeit sad and creepy, one for you. I’m bummed even writing about…
