Steven M. Cvitanovic and Whitney L. Stefko – Haight Brown Bonesteel – August 14, 2014 On July 3, 2014, the California Supreme Court (the “Court”) came out with its decision in Beacon Residential Community Association v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, et al. The Beacon decision settled a long-standing dispute in California about whether design professionals… Continue reading What The Recent Beacon Decision Means For Developers And General Contractors
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Determining the Number of Occurrences Arising from Multiple Construction Defects … It Depends on who is Sued
David L. Beck – Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP – August 15, 2014 The United States District Court for the District of Oregon held that property damage incurred to a condominium project resulting from a myriad of construction defects constituted just one occurrence under the relevant excess general liability policy. In Chartis Specialty Ins. Co.… Continue reading Determining the Number of Occurrences Arising from Multiple Construction Defects … It Depends on who is Sued
FBI Calls 2001 HOA Scheme Springboard for Larger, More Recent Operation GrandMaster
Jeff German – August 1, 2013 It had the makings of a lucrative construction defect scheme. A California law firm, an architect and a construction company were conspiring to pack the homeowners association board at the Starfire condominium complex in southwest Las Vegas with straw buyers to win contracts to pursue construction defect litigation and… Continue reading FBI Calls 2001 HOA Scheme Springboard for Larger, More Recent Operation GrandMaster