Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | January 4, 2018 The California State Legislature introduced 2,495 bills during the first year of the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. Of these, 859 were signed into law. While much political attention was focused on several California laws that could be viewed as California’s rebuke of Washington, including California’s… Continue reading 2018 California Construction Law Update
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Sen. Hill Wants Contractors To Report Construction Defect Cases
Renee Schiavone | Patch | December 21, 2017 The Peninsula lawmaker says he will introduce a bill requiring contractors to report construction defect settlements to the licensing board. One of the Peninsula’s most prominent lawmakers announced Thursday his next bill proposal; one that’s aimed at making sure another incident like the tragic, deadly balcony collapse… Continue reading Sen. Hill Wants Contractors To Report Construction Defect Cases
Caveat Contractors: Under New California Law, General Contractors Will be on the Hook for Unpaid Subcontractor Wages
Jim McNeill and Peter Stockburger | Dentons | December 27, 2017 Enacted by California state legislators in September and effective for contracts entered on or after January 1, 2018, A.B. 1701 makes direct contractors (defined as those with a direct contractual relationship with a project owner) who work on private projects in California responsible for… Continue reading Caveat Contractors: Under New California Law, General Contractors Will be on the Hook for Unpaid Subcontractor Wages
In a Win for Design Professionals, California Court of Appeals Holds That Relation-Back Doctrine Does Not Apply to Certificate of Merit Law
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | December 5, 2017 The year was 1995. The old guard was still in power in Sacramento. “Button-Down” Pete Wilson was Governor. Willie Brown, the self-nicknamed “Ayatollah of the Assembly,” was Speaker of the Assembly. And Bill “Huggy” Lockyer was Senate Pro Tem. Names that, for many reasons as… Continue reading In a Win for Design Professionals, California Court of Appeals Holds That Relation-Back Doctrine Does Not Apply to Certificate of Merit Law
The California Legislature Passes SB 496 Limiting Design Professional Defense and Indemnity Obligations
Mark Himmelstein and Jenny Guzman | Construction Defect Journal | June 15, 2017 Since 2008 when the California legislature limited subcontractor indemnity obligations, the design professional community has been shouting “what about us?” Well, the legislature finally responded and a new law that limits design professional’s defense and indemnity obligations to their percentage of fault… Continue reading The California Legislature Passes SB 496 Limiting Design Professional Defense and Indemnity Obligations