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New Law Cracks Down on Unlicensed Contractors

Contractors advertising on Craigslist, beware. The State of California is coming after you. In September, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 315 into law. SB 315 makes several key revisions to the Business and Professions Code as it pertains to licensure for…

Colin McCarthyApril 13, 2016

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Bid Bond and Withdrawl of Bid

Does the Bid Bond Call for a Forfeiture or Payment of Damages? We all know that the bid bond guarantees that the principal will sign the contract and provide the required performance and payment bonds, insurance policies and other contract…

Frank LanakNovember 26, 2014

Court Opinions

Contractors Face Uphill Battle Against Design Professionals

On July 30, 2014, a California Appeals Court issued an opinion which reaffirms the difficulty that general contractors face in pursuing engineers and other design professionals for negligent work. In Atlas-Allied, Inc. v. San Diego Community College District, et al. (D061295) (Cal.…

Colin McCarthyAugust 29, 2014

Court Opinions

Courts Give Surety Regulations Teeth

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…

Lanak & HannaAugust 29, 2014

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Gaps In Coverage In OCIP And Umbrella Policies

This article will only deal with the comprehensive general liability (CGL) policy under an OCIP program and Umbrella excess policies and focus on some provisions that every contractor and subcontractor in the program should be familiar with so as to…

Frank LanakJuly 9, 2014

Court Opinions

State Supreme Court Voids Architects Immunity Against Design Liability

On July 3, 2014 the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that design professionals owe a duty of care to future homeowners of residential construction, even when the design professional does not actually build, or exercise control over the construction. Beacon…

Colin McCarthyJuly 9, 2014

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S.B. 435: Labor Law Continues to “Heat Up” in California

As most employers well know, the California Labor Code currently provides that an employer may not require an employee to work during a meal or rest period that is mandated by state law or an order of the Industrial Welfare…

Lanak & HannaNovember 22, 2013

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New Law Cracks Down on Unlicensed Contractors

Bid Bond and Withdrawl of Bid

Contractors Face Uphill Battle Against Design Professionals

Courts Give Surety Regulations Teeth

Gaps In Coverage In OCIP And Umbrella Policies

State Supreme Court Voids Architects Immunity Against Design Liability

S.B. 435: Labor Law Continues to “Heat Up” in California

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