United Rental Hwy. Techs v. Wells Cargo
Author: KEITH G. BREMER, GENE WITKIN, LISA CAPPELLUTI
I. Introduction
Cost sharing agreements are, more than ever, a topic of discussion and focus in the overall strategy for cases involving construction litigation. New economic pressures, evolving insurance products and recent legal decisions h...
Author: PATRICK AU
Jacobsen Construction Company, Inc. v. FS Jackson Hole Development Company, LLC.
(LASC Case #BC312011). Matter proceeds to judicial reference before retired Judge Olson. Jacobsen Construction Company, Inc. (“Jacobsen”) files suit against FS Jackson Hole Development Company...
SO WHAT IS A PATENT DEFECT, ANYWAY?
The California Court of Appeal has just made this question more difficult to answer in its opinion in Creekside Townhome Owners Association, Inc. v. C. Scott Whitten, (2009) Superior Court Case Number 04AS02481.
In Creekside, the Homeowner's Association of a tow...
Author: RAYMOND MEYER
California Assembly Bill 2738, which amends and add to CC 2782, was created to reform problems associated with defense obligations under residential construction contracts, and to reform the huge exposures under poorly designed wrap insurance programs that threaten trade contr...
Author: RACHEL MIHAI
There is a scenario that has become, unfortunately, very familiar. A subcontractor wants a particular job and signs a subcontract with a developer. The subcontract language provides that the sub will pay the developer's legal fees and costs in defending the case against the pla...
Author: ANDY MENDOZA
One of the most important cases to be decided in the construction defect industry over the last year is Kirk Crawford v. Weather Shield Mfg., Inc., Case No. S141541. The Court ruled that, pursuant to the subcontract agreement at issue, Weather Shield had an immediate contract...