Really, Sort of, Scary. Depending on Your Design Sensibilities . . .

And you thought architects don’t know how to have fun. New York architects dressed up as the buildings they designed. Beaux-Arts Costume Ball circa 1931. From…

Bar Against Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Contracts Extended to Design Professionals

It’s a tactic as old as war itself. You can often gain a strategic advantage by selecting the location of battle. The same is true in litigation.…

Forget Duct Tape. Go for the Glue

As every construction professional knows you can fix anything . . . N-E-THING . . . with duct tape. But what do you do when you’re out…

State Board of Equalization Webinar on the Manufacturing and Research & Development Sales Tax Exemption

From the Contractors State License Board . . . in the event you’re interested. Are you a Manufacturer? R&D Company? Construction Contractor? Retailer of Construction…

Proving Contractor Licensure in California. The Tribe Has Spoken

As I mentioned in an earlier post, in California you must “prove” you’re a licensed contractor in a construction case. But in whose hands are you entitled…

Design Immunity of Public Entities: Sometimes Designs, Like Recipes, are Best Left Alone

April 23, 1985 is a day that will live in infamy. The Coca Cola Company, responding to falling sales against its “sweeter” rival Pepsi-Cola, announced that…

The Right to Repair Act Isn’t Out for the Count, Yet. Homebuilders Fight Back

“[I]t ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving…

CSLB Reminds California Public Works Contractors to Renew Their Public Works Registration

A friendly reminder from the Contractors State License Board . . . CSLB Urges Public Works Contractors to Renew Dept. of Industrial Relations Registration before…

Is it the End of the Story for Redevelopment in California?

Long, long ago (in 2012 to be exact) in a land not so far away (also known as California), legislation which allowed local governments to establish…

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…

Flag on the Play! Expired Contractor’s License!

It’s football season again. Which means, of course, that in addition to touch downs and field goals, you’ll also see hooting and hollering when the ref…