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On January 23, 2015, the Second District Court of Appeal reaffirmed the use of the Lease/Leaseback delivery method on public works projects.Lease/Leaseback projects are built pursuant to the requirements of Education Code section17406, which authorizes school district governing boards, without advertising…

In a major victory for both general contractors and their subcontractors, a California appellate court has ruled that a public entity cannot withhold contract funds from a general contractor simply due to a dispute over the original price of the…

In September, a California Appeals Court sent shockwaves through the construction community when it ruled that a subcontractor’s claim on a public works payment bond was untimely because the subcontractor had prematurely served their stop notice, but untimely asserted their…

A brief summary of notable court decisions from the past month.

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…