California Supreme Court Endorses City Authority to Adopt Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
The following post was written by my partner Neal Parish on the California Supreme Court’s recent (and surprising) new decision which eases the way for local…
All is Fair in Lovell and Litigation
Most California construction attorneys know, or should know, that you need to “prove” you’re a licensed contractor in a construction case. And, by “prove,” that means more…
Did the Court of Appeals Just Raise the Bar for California Contractors to Self-Report Construction-Related Judgments?
An interesting construction case just came out from the California Court of Appeals for the Second District this past month – Pacific Caisson & Shoring, Inc. v.…
Failing to Pay Prevailing Wages May Have Just Cost You More Than You Thought
Mechanics lien claims, payment bond claims, stop payment notice claims, delay claims, defect claims, abandonment claims . . . With the variety of claims unique to…
Coffee Beans, Mars and the 50 States: Civil Code 1542 Waivers and Latent Defects
A few years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charles Duhigg wrote a book that was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 60 weeks, The Power of Habit:…
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…
When a Construction Lender Steps into the Shoes of the Developer, the Door is Open for Claims by the General Contractor
Thank you to my partner Garret Murai for giving me the opportunity to post again on his excellent California Construction Law Blog. I am the author/editor…
Sometimes it Depends on “Whose” Hand is in the Cookie Jar
In a lengthy and somewhat detailed decision, the California Court of Appeal for First District, in Pittsburg Unified School District v. S.J. Amoroso Construction Company, Inc.,…
10 Answers to Those Nagging Mechanics Lien Questions Keeping You Up at Night. Kind of
Construction lawyers may not ponder the great questions in life. We leave that to the estate planning attorneys. But ponder we do. And the next case,…
Contractors: Beware the Subordination Clause
A bit of mechanics lien trivia. What is the only state in the United States in which mechanics liens are a constitutional right? If you answered California, ding,…
Yes, Indeed. Competitive Bidding Not Required for School District Lease-Leasebacks
Remember when you discovered that the tooth fairy wasn’t real? It was kind of a bummer on one hand learning that it wasn’t a fairy that magically appeared…
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