The Project “Completion” Paradox in California
We’ve written before about why the date of “completion” on a California construction project is important, and why, if I may be blunt, determining that date…
We’ve written before about why the date of “completion” on a California construction project is important, and why, if I may be blunt, determining that date…
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 –…
I’ve been good this year. Not great mind you, but good, and good is the standard, right? So, here’s my construction law wish list this holiday…
If you’re fortunate enough to live and work in California you have a lot to be thankful for. Temperate weather, beautiful beaches, rugged mountains and an array…
In a decision published January 31, 2014 (Brewer Corp. v. Point Center Financial, Inc.), the California Court of Appeal (Fourth District) affirmed a trial court’s…
My kid sister was popular in high school. Student body council. Check. Member of nearly every campus organization except the Latin and Chess clubs. Check. Always…
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,…
Bonds. James Bonds. There have been six James Bonds in the 22 Bond films released to date. I’ve seen each of them. My dad used to…
In 1991, the California Court of Appeals, in Lambert v. Superior Court, 228 Cal.App.3d 383 (1991), held that a property owner may file a motion challenging…
A reminder that new statutory construction forms – preliminary notices, mechanics lien, stop notice and conditional and unconditional waivers and releases – are required as of…
As I mentioned earlier, California’s construction payment statutes, formerly found at California Civil Code sections 3081.1 et seq., will be repealed and recodified beginning July 1, 2012.…
One of the few statutory payment remedies available to subcontractors and others who provide labor, services, equipment and/or materials on public works projects is the stop…