Court Bars Licensed Contractor From Seeking Compensation for Work Performed by Unlicensed Sub
It all started with a tree. A eucalyptus tree to be exact. What followed is one of the more important cases to be decided under Business…
It all started with a tree. A eucalyptus tree to be exact. What followed is one of the more important cases to be decided under Business…
When’s the last time you read your homeowner’s insurance policy? Didn’t think so. But you might consider doing so, particularly in light of all of the…
“The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine” – Plutarch And grind they do . . . slowly. For long time readers of the…
As you know, late this past year Congress passed and President Biden signed the largest infrastructure bill since President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” in 1933.…
Trial by jury is a fundamental right under the U.S. and California Constitutions. However, to avail yourself of this right, you not only have to declare…
There’s certain things in life you shouldn’t mix. Like drinking and driving. Bleach and ammonia. Triple dog dares and frozen poles. And angry lawyers and litigation. …
Since I don’t do insurance defense work, fights between insurers isn’t something I have to deal with. It’s good sport nonetheless. In the next case, Travelers…
I would like to thank the Construction Law Subsection of the Los Angeles County Bar Association for awarding me today (on 2/22/22 nonetheless) the 2022 James…
Fights between owners and contractors under Business and Professions Code section 7031 can get nasty and detailed. An owner’s remedy under Section 7031, as courts have…
And . . . it looks like we’re at the end of the line for the U.S. Occupational and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard…
It was a newsworthy weekend. A volcano eruption off the coast of Tonga causing tsunami warnings as far west as California and as far east as…
In the midst of a pandemic that has lasted far longer than I think many of us thought it would, it’s been a study in contrasts:…