Bar Against Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Contracts Extended to Design Professionals
It’s a tactic as old as war itself. You can often gain a strategic advantage by selecting the location of battle. The same is true in litigation.…
Forget Duct Tape. Go for the Glue
As every construction professional knows you can fix anything . . . N-E-THING . . . with duct tape. But what do you do when you’re out…
State Board of Equalization Webinar on the Manufacturing and Research & Development Sales Tax Exemption
From the Contractors State License Board . . . in the event you’re interested. Are you a Manufacturer? R&D Company? Construction Contractor? Retailer of Construction…
Proving Contractor Licensure in California. The Tribe Has Spoken
As I mentioned in an earlier post, in California you must “prove” you’re a licensed contractor in a construction case. But in whose hands are you entitled…
Design Immunity of Public Entities: Sometimes Designs, Like Recipes, are Best Left Alone
April 23, 1985 is a day that will live in infamy. The Coca Cola Company, responding to falling sales against its “sweeter” rival Pepsi-Cola, announced that…
The Right to Repair Act Isn’t Out for the Count, Yet. Homebuilders Fight Back
“[I]t ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving…
CSLB Reminds California Public Works Contractors to Renew Their Public Works Registration
A friendly reminder from the Contractors State License Board . . . CSLB Urges Public Works Contractors to Renew Dept. of Industrial Relations Registration before…
Is it the End of the Story for Redevelopment in California?
Long, long ago (in 2012 to be exact) in a land not so far away (also known as California), legislation which allowed local governments to establish…
Playing Hot Potato: Indemnity Strikes Again
Indemnity can be like playing hot potato (for those of you closer to the Minecraft generation, in the game of hot potato, a metaphoric “hot potato”…
The Buck Stops Over There: Have Indemnitors Become the Insurers of First and Last Resort?
Insurance and indemnity are the primary risk management strategies on construction projects. Insurance, such as commercial general liability insurance, insures against third party claims for bodily injury…
Apprentices on Public Works Projects: Sometimes it’s Not What You Do But Who You Do the Work For That Counts
If you’re a public works contractor in California you’re familiar with prevailing wages. The Prevailing Wage Law, a Depression era law designed to encourage the hiring…
Commercial Construction in the Golden State is Looking Pretty Golden
If the estimated $2.1 trillion erased from the U.S. stock market over the past week has you white knuckled, you might consider commercial construction in the Golden…
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