by Kent Holland | Feb 6, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Although oral contracts for construction or renovation of residential home improvement projects may be voidable pursuant a California statute, they are not automatically void, and in fact a homeowner must demonstrate that the contractor is not entitled to have the...
by Kent Holland | Feb 6, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: Brian K. Stewart, Esq. & Robert R. Walker, Esq. – Collins Muir +Stewart, LLP. More than ten years ago when we hit the proverbial “Y2K,” individuals and organizations around the world were frantically backing up their electronic files and systems in an effort...
by Kent Holland | Feb 6, 2011 | Newsletter Article, standard of care
As a result of a fatal accident that occurred when a car hit a low median separating traffic on a highway overpass bridge and vaulted over it into oncoming traffic, plaintiffs filed suit against the engineering firm that had years earlier performed professional...
by Kent Holland | Jan 30, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a homeowner sought to recover under its homeowner’s policy for mold damage that occurred from water from a burst pipe, the insurance carrier denied the claim on the basis of a mold exclusion in the policy. The homeowner filed suit against the carrier seeking a...
by Kent Holland | Jan 30, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Plan Drafter Penalized for Practicing Architecture without a License An individual that drafted plans and specifications for a strip shopping center was fined by a stated board of architect examiners for practicing architecture without a license. The individual...
by Kent Holland | Jan 30, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a lien waiver provision incorporated by reference into a subcontract applies to prohibit all liens regardless of whether the subcontractor received any payment, the court concluded that such a provision violates public policy. Enforceability of a lien waiver...
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