Client Alerts & Publications
California Appellate Court Rules On Statute Of Limitations
Published Date: November 1, 2013
In a recent California Appellate Court decision, Brisbane Lodging, L.P. v. Webcor Builders, L.P. 216 Cal. App. 4th 1249 (2013), the Court upheld a clause in a construction contract that shortened the statute of limitations and abrogated California’s delayed discovery rule as to latent defects. This decision was a case of first impression in the state and is bound to [...] Read More
Home Improvement Contractors See Major Change to Registration Act
Published Date: October 2, 2013
The Contractors’ Registration Act, N.J.S.A. § 56:8-136, et seq. (“CRA”) and associated regulations provide guidelines for contractors involved in the home improvement industry. Since passing in 2005, the many requirements of the CRA have contributed to a healthy amount of litigation by home owners against improvement contractors – mostly in the context of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. [...] Read More
Report On P3 Projects And Legislation In California
Published Date: October 1, 2013
In recent years, one approach to infrastructure building on which state and local governments have increasingly relied is the public-private partnership (P3). P3s place a broad range of project responsibilities and risks onto private entities, some of which were traditionally borne by public agencies alone. Typically, a P3 agreement calls on the private partner to not only design and build [...] Read More
2013 National Defense Appropriations Act
Published Date: August 3, 2013
On July 1, 2013, the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) went into effect. This Act is the latest example of the legal trend towards making it easier to achieve “whistleblower” status and providing greater protections when one becomes a whistleblower. Simply put, it is now easier for millions of potential whistleblowers to achieve that status and be a ordered [...] Read More
Class Action Risk For Unpaid Internship Programs
Published Date: August 1, 2013
The wave of class actions in the United States now includes a full frontal assault on unpaid internship programs, with plaintiffs’ attorneys securing some successful preliminary results in the Southern District of New York. These recent decisions should prompt all employers with unpaid internship programs to consult with qualified legal counsel to attempt to reduce or eliminate risk of suit [...] Read More
