Amy Pierce, Mark A. Oertel and John Lubitz | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith If you are contemplating purchasing or selling a business entity that is a licensed California contractor or even simply changing the type of business entity under which you operate as a licensed California contractor, you must carefully consider and understand the… Continue reading Things Are About To Change, What This Means For A California Contractor’s License
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California Contractors – You Should Know That Section 7141.5 May Be Your Golden Ticket
Amy Pierce, Mark A. Oertel and John Lubitz | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Under California’s Contractors’ State License Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7000 et seq., all contractors’ and subcontractors’ licenses expire two years from the last day of the month in which the license issued, or two years from the date… Continue reading California Contractors – You Should Know That Section 7141.5 May Be Your Golden Ticket
Significant 2019 Tennessee Construction Decisions
Allison Wiseman, Brian Dobbs and Ryan Lee | Bass, Berry & Sims This Construction Law Alert highlights some of the significant Tennessee state and federal decisions affecting the construction industry from the past year. Holdback Payments Are Not Retainage Tennessee’s Prompt Pay Act (PPA) requires all retainage withheld on construction projects to be deposited into… Continue reading Significant 2019 Tennessee Construction Decisions
Another Reminder to ALWAYS Show up for Court
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings I have discussed the need to always respond to a lawsuit on multiple occasions here at Construction Law Musings. However, I keep reading cases where the defendant fails to appear either by pleading or in person. Such action is never a good idea as demonstrated once again in the case of Balfour… Continue reading Another Reminder to ALWAYS Show up for Court
Where Pragmatism and Law Collide
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings If there is one “theme” to Construction Law Musings, those that read regularly hopefully see that I take my role as counselor to construction companies seriously. Aside from the fact that litigation and arbitration are both expensive and not a great way for any business, particularly a construction business, to make money,… Continue reading Where Pragmatism and Law Collide