School District Gets Expensive Lesson on Prompt Payment Law. But Did the Court Get it Right?
My kids don’t like riding in my car. I urge them to look outside the window (I don’t have DVD), suggest that they roll down their…
Mixing Concrete, Like Baking a Cake, is Fraught with Problems When the Recipe is Not Followed
“Mixing concrete, like baking a cake, is fraught with problems when the recipe is not followed.” – Justice Kenneth Yegan, State Ready Mix, Inc. v. Moffatt…
Waive Not, Want Not: Waivers and Releases on California Construction Projects
California is one of a handful of states (12 to be exact) which have statutory mandated waiver and release forms for construction projects. So here’s what…
Re-Living the Bar Exam
Recently, I played a little law office hookie with a few of my colleagues, in the name of legal research (of course), to re-live the “bar…
Wendel Rosen’s Construction Practice Group Receives First Tier Ranking
We try to limit our narcissism here at Wendel Rosen but every once in a while we toot our own horn. Lawyers are, after all, a rather…
Anatomy of an Indemnity Clause
Indemnity clauses are one of the most negotiated (and litigated) provisions in a construction contract. They’re also one of the least understood. But we’re here to dissect it…
New Notary Language For California Mechanics Lien Releases and Stop Payment Notice Releases
Thanks to Scott Wolfe, Jr. over at ZLien for bringing this to my attention: Effective January 1, 2015, the notary language required for Certificates of Acknowledgment –…
Your “Independent Contractor” Clause Just Got a Little Less Relevant
[Editor’s Note: We hate being wrong, but hey, it happens. Based on Dave Ross’ comment below we’ve revised this post to reflect that AB 1897 appears…
The One New Year’s Resolution You’ll Want to Keep if You’re Involved in Public Works Projects
New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep. In fact, studies (which I have a sneaking suspicion may have been paid for by the tobacco, donut and…
Broad-Based Expansion for Construction Industry Expected in 2015
It’s a short week for most of us this week. Christmas is over and New Year’s is approaching. So, what will 2015 bring us? According Dodge…
The Stuff of Novels
We’ve all heard of Google. But have you heard of Google X? Google X is Google’s super somewhat secret research facility, a la Q Branch of…
There’s Putting Up the Lights, and Then There’s Putting Up the Lights
My wife has me put up the lights on our house during the holidays, but music teacher/director Tom BetGeorge of Newark, California not far from where…
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