Employment Litigation & Advice
HIPAA Compliance Deadlines Affect Employer Health Plans. (June 2006)
Gender-Specific Appearance/ Grooming Standards Can Be Unlawful Discrimination. (June 2006)
Recent Developments in Employment Law (March 2006)
WATCH FOR… California Supreme Court to Decide Time Limits on Meal Break Violations (March 2006)
Insurance Law & Litigation
Insured Cannot Bring Separate Contract Breach and Bad Faith Lawsuits Concerning Same Claim Against Same Insurer. (June 2006)
Insurance Company Owes No Duty to Defend Misrepresentation on Sale of Home. (March 2006)
Insurance Broker May Have Liability to Non-Client for Failing to Obtain Proper Coverage. (February 2006)
Construction Law & Litigation
Contractor May File Mechanic's Lien When Contract is Terminated Prematurely by Owner. (June 2006)
An Insurer’s Pinch Hitter? Is a “Real Time” Defense Under an Indemnity Agreement as Real as it Sounds? (March 2006)
Landowner May Be Liable to Injured Worker for Latent or Concealed Condition on Property That Landowner Knew or Should Have Known was Hazardous. (February 2006)
Subcontractor Did Not Owe Express Indemnity for Contractor’s Negligence in Wrongful Death Action. (February 2006)
New California Statute Prohibits Residential Builders from Imposing Type-I Indemnity Agreements on Subcontractors After January 1, 2006 (November 2005)
“Prompt Payment” Statutes and the Contractor’s Twilight Zone after Taylor v. Van-Catlin Construction (November 2005)
Contractors Beware: Your Prompt Payment Rights May Not Be As Strong As You Think After Taylor v. Van-Catlin Construction (September 2005)
For Contractor to Recover Compensation, Proper Licensure Must be in Place At All Times During Performance of the Contract. (September 2005)
Tolling Provision Does Not Necessarily Extend 10-Year Period for Bringing an Action Based on Latent Construction Defects. (September 2005)
Builder’s “Willful Misconduct” Tolls 10-Year Latent Defect Statute. (July 2005)
California Prompt Payment Statute Did Not Apply to Lump Sum Contract. (July 2005)
Imposing Safety Measures: The Restriction of the Privette Doctrine Continues. (July 2005)
Design Professional Hired by Subcontractor Does Not Owe a Duty of Care to the Property Owner or the General Contractor (May 2005)
OSHAngri-la: The Injured Worker’s Paradise? OSHA Regulations Admissible in California Third-Party Actions: Elsner v. Uveges (March 2005)
Are Contractors' Claims for Lost Profits Based on Impaired Bonding Capacity Dead in California? (March 2005)
Replacement Contractor's Payment Bond Did Apply Retroactively To Cover Work Not Paid for By Original Contractor on Public Works Project. (March 2005)
Violation of California's False Claims Act Properly Considered in Contractual Arbitration and Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to Public Contract Code Affirmed. (March 2005)
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