Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | March 20, 2017 We’ve written before about the Right to Repair Act (Civil Code Sections 895 et seq.). The Act, also commonly known as SB 800 after the bill that established it, applies to newly constructed residential units including single-family homes and condominiums (but not condominium conversions) sold… Continue reading Call Me Maybe? . . . Don’t Waive Your Rights Under the Right to Repair Act’s Prelitigation Procedures
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Oregon Supreme Court Rules Insurer May Owe Attorney Fees Even After Settlement
Terri A. Sutton | Cozen O’Connor | March 1, 2017 The Oregon Supreme Court, in Long v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, ruled that “when an insured files an action against an insurer to recover sums owing on an insurance policy and the insurer subsequently pays the insured more than the amount of any tender… Continue reading Oregon Supreme Court Rules Insurer May Owe Attorney Fees Even After Settlement
Legendary Litigators Share their Advice on Crafting Your Best Opening Statement
Allison Leotta | ABA Journal | February 1, 2017 After months of preparation, you finally have the chance to try your case. The jurors follow you expectantly as you stand, take a deep breath and say—what? What do you say? How should you say it? The answers to these questions are crucial to your entire… Continue reading Legendary Litigators Share their Advice on Crafting Your Best Opening Statement
Florida’s Construction Defect Statute: Renovation Begins Again
Jeffrey S. Wertman | Berger Singerman LLP | March 1, 2017 Renovation is underway again on Florida’s construction defect law, Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes. Florida’s construction defect law requires the owner of real property in Florida to provide contractors, developers and other construction parties with a formal written notice of potential construction defects… Continue reading Florida’s Construction Defect Statute: Renovation Begins Again
Oregon Supreme Court Rules Insurer May Owe Attorney Fees Even After Settlement
Terri A. Sutton | Cozen O’Connor | March 1, 2017 The Oregon Supreme Court, in Long v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, ruled that “when an insured files an action against an insurer to recover sums owing on an insurance policy and the insurer subsequently pays the insured more than the amount of any tender… Continue reading Oregon Supreme Court Rules Insurer May Owe Attorney Fees Even After Settlement