by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
The California Appellate Court (2nd Dist.) recently affirmed the trial court’s summary adjudication of an employee’s tort action brought against her employer. Jensen v. Amgen, Inc. (2003) 105 Cal. App. 4th 1322. An employee injured during the course of employment is...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: Gordon Rees, L.L.P. (Each of the three articles in this issue were written by attorneys with the law firm of Gordon Rees. Contact information may be found at the conclusion of the third article). Property owners and managers are increasingly faced with claims...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
When State Farm Insurance refused a proposed settlement for the amount of its policy limit for a law suit arising out of an automobile accident, the matter went to trial and a jury returned a verdict against State Farm’s insured in the amount of three times the policy...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
In Re: Regional Building Sys., Inc. v. The Plan Comm., 320 F.3d 482 (4th Cir. 2003), a federal court held that under New York law, absent a contract term to the contrary, a subcontractor cannot recover delay damages from its general contractor when the general...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: Michael Loulakis The barrage of corporate misdeeds reported over the past year makes one wonder how things could have possibly gotten so out-of-hand. How could Enron’s management get away with “cooking the books” and reporting phantom revenue so easily for so...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a contractor failed to comply with arbitration notice and filing requirements, the architect’s decision became final and binding, and the contractor had no further recourse to arbitrate or litigate its dispute with a homeowner. The AIA form contract that was at...
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