[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The California Supreme Court decided a case with far‐reaching implications in the construction industry, holding that a contractor unlicensed for even a small portion of a large job cannot get paid for any part of that job. The decision may have national impact.[/vc_column_text][thb_gap height=”20″][vc_column_text] (more…)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The court of appeal has held that an arbitration is not an “action” that will support the recording of a lis pendens on title to real property.[/vc_column_text][thb_gap height=”20″][vc_column_text] (more…)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A real estate brokers’ license may be suspended or revoked by the Department of Real Estate based upon the broker’s conviction of a crime that is “substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the license was issued.” In this issue, we discuss what is “substantially related.”[/vc_column_text][thb_gap height=”20″][vc_column_text] (more…)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The law regarding unlicensed contractors has undergone significant change recently. This month we report on a recent appellate decision holding that an unlicensed contractor must disgorge all money received for the unlicensed work, without offset for costs incurred and without regard to the value of goods and services provided.[/vc_column_text][thb_gap height=”20″][vc_column_text] (more…)
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THIS ISSUE: Defending or terminating Commercial Tenancies in times of changing market conditions.
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THIS ISSUE: Finding and understanding the symptoms of residential construction defects.
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THIS ISSUE: When are valid granted easements unenforceable?
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]All the focus on the speeches and writings of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor before her confirmation got me thinking. What would we see if we scrutinized the speeches and writings of the California Supreme Court’s former Chief Justice, Roger Traynor, a great 20th century appellate judge who served on the California Supreme Court for nearly 30 years? asks Elizabeth Roth of GCA Law Partners LLP.[/vc_column_text][thb_gap height=”20″][vc_column_text] (more…)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]California’s Insurance Commissioner recently identified worker’s compensation fraud as a pervasive problem in the construction industry. But the risks of worker’s compensation fraud have increased substantially, and the practice may be curtailed significantly.[/vc_column_text][thb_gap height=”20″][vc_column_text] (more…)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The law of equitable easements has changed, and the impact may be substantial.[/vc_column_text][thb_gap height=”20″][vc_column_text] (more…)