Calculating RCV and ACV for Structures and Personal Property in California in 2019

Daniel Veroff | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 25, 2019 California has statutory and case law that defines replacement cost and actual cash value, and these laws are read into every insurance policy notwithstanding what the policy language says. This blog has several posts on the subject,1 and this post aims to give you… Continue reading Calculating RCV and ACV for Structures and Personal Property in California in 2019

How AB 3018 Affects California Design Professionals Performing Covered Work

D. Creighton Sebra | Clark Hill | March 18, 2019 In recent years, there has been a legislative push designed to make it more difficult for non-union contractors and design professionals, engineers, and land surveyors to compete for certain public works (construction) contracts. AB 3018 is another such example. This memorandum will explain the reasoning… Continue reading How AB 3018 Affects California Design Professionals Performing Covered Work

When is a “Willful” Violation Willful (or Not) Under California’s Contractor Enforcement Statutes?

Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | March 4, 2019 The enforcement statutes applicable to the California Contractors’ State License Board aren’t exactly models in clarity. A few examples: Business and Professions Code Section 7107:  Abandonment without legal excuse of any construction project or operation engaged in or undertaken by the license as a contractor… Continue reading When is a “Willful” Violation Willful (or Not) Under California’s Contractor Enforcement Statutes?

Condominium Conversions Defect Actions Under California Law: Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Defect Case

Brendan P. Bradley | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | February 28, 2019 Condominium conversions may present developers and contractors with both additional defenses and potential liability pitfalls when a defect action is subsequently alleged by an HOA. On the plus side for the converter, unlike new residential construction projects, California Civil Code Section 896, which… Continue reading Condominium Conversions Defect Actions Under California Law: Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Defect Case

Summary of California Property Insurance Legislation Enacted in 2018

Victor Jacobellis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 20, 2019 California residents were not spared from disaster in 2018. Instead, devastating wildfires continued, which included the biggest and most devastating wildfires to ever ravage California. The continued disasters were more frequent and begun much earlier during California’s prolonged dry period. The number and… Continue reading Summary of California Property Insurance Legislation Enacted in 2018