The “Up” House is “Up” for Sale
You might remember the 2009 Pixar/Disney 3-D animated movie “Up,” about an aging widower, Carl Frederickson, who learns to let go of his past and live his dream…
Back in My Day . . .
A report released by our neighbors up north has been making the rounds of the press recently about how smartphones, and computers in general, have made us dumberer, eh. But before…
What is the Sound of One Hand Clapping?: Ghost Schedules on Construction Projects
I just finished reading a report issued this past month by Navigant’s Construction Forum entitled, “Ghost Schedules – What, Why & What’s the Risk.” As one…
Sun, Surf and Petrol: Gorgeous Gasoline Stations
If you have school-aged children or are going to school yourself then you know we’re in full-blown Spring Break mode. Sun, surf, sand and (for those…
Everything is Awesome!
Warner Bros. may have been onto something when it made The Lego Movie, about a happy-go-lucky, yet somewhat conformist, Lego construction worker named Emmet Brickowski, who reluctantly assumes the role…
Design Professional Liens: A Blueprint
If you work in the construction industry in California you’re likely familiar with mechanics liens. But there’s one other type of lien available on construction projects…
Drones, Googleplexes and Hyperloops
I don’t know if it’s just me, or if there has been a lot of news lately about technology and construction: Although flying in the face of…
Benford’s Law: A Seldom Used Weapon in Forensic Accounting
What is Digit Analysis and Why it Should be of Interest to Construction Attorneys? Benford’s Law was named after Frank Benford, a General Electric physicist. Mr.…
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…
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…
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