Show Me the Money: The Good Faith Dispute Exception to Prompt Payment Penalties
California has a number of prompt payment penalty statutes on the books. Among them is Civil Code section 8800 which requires project owners on private works…
Violation of Prompt Payment Statutes is Not a Breach of Contract. But That’s Not the Most Interesting Part
While construction projects can get messy, they don’t get much messier than the next case, which, while involving a fairly limited legal issue, has such jaw…
California Supreme Court Addresses “Good Faith” Construction Disputes Under Prompt Payment Laws
It’s been a rollercoaster. But the ride appears to be over. In United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co., Case No. S231549…
California’s Prompt Payment Laws: Just Because an Owner Has Changed Course Doesn’t Mean It’s Changed Course on Previous Payments
We’ve written before about California’s prompt payment laws which are designed to help contractors get paid in a timely and orderly fashion, which is always nice,…
The Prompt Payment Rollercoaster
This past year we wrote about a case involving California’s prompt payment laws and the current state of confusion with the prompt payment statutes which are scattered throughout the…
Attorneys Fees Under California’s Prompt Payment Statutes. Contractor’s “Win” Fails the Sniff Test
This past month, the California Court of Appeals for the Third District, in James L. Harris Painting & Decorating, Inc. v. West Bay Builders, Inc., Case…
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…
An Overview of California’s Prompt Payment Laws
California’s prompt payment laws are scattered throughout the state’s Business and Professions Code, Public Contracts Code and Civil Code and their applicability varies depending on the…
A (Somewhat) Visual Guide to What’s New in California Construction Law
This past week I gave a presentation with two of my colleagues – Roger Hughes, the head of our firm’s Construction Practice Group, and Peter Laufenberg,…
2012 California Construction Law Update – Part 2
Part 2 of my 2012 California Construction Law Update discusses several new laws which are intended to provide relief to the state’s hard hit construction industry, provide…
Objective, Not Subjective Standard, Determines Good Faith Disputes Under Prompt Payment Statutes
California has several nearly identical statutes scattered across multiple code sections that require public and private owners to promptly pay progress and retention payments to their…
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