At Lanak & Hanna, P.C., our clients know we handle their pre-litigation and litigation needs; however, many are not aware we also handle a wide array of other business needs unrelated to litigation.
In recent years, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) has stepped up the monitoring and investigation of public works projects throughout California and the enforcement of California’s prevailing wage laws. If the DLSE determines that there was a violation…
New Law Creates Additional Hurdles for Public Works Contractors Senate Bill 854, which amends the sections of various statutes including the Government and Education Code, was signed into law by Governor Brown on June 20, 2014, and creates significant changes…
Appeals Court Opinion: Contractor May Withhold Retention Only When Dispute Relates to Retention Itself The Court of Appeal for the Second District (which includes Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties) recently held that a contractor may…
When evaluating a lawsuit on a surety bond, whether as the claimant or as the surety, one of the very first questions that attorneys always ask is “Is it timely?” If the answer is no, then that usually is the…