Month: February 2016

When people see or hear about a serious fire, the most common first question is "How did it start?" Surprisingly, many construction litigation cases ask a different question. In a recently filed lawsuit arising out of a large apartment building fire that occurred in...

Most California contractors understand that filing a mechanic's lien is an effective way to guard against non-payment for work. To be effective, a mechanic's lien must be filed in the county where the work was performed within 60 days after completion of the work....

Once a deal is made, contractors want to get started on the job. Reducing a business contract to writing often seems like an expensive detail. Sometimes, a businessman will adopt the one-size-fits-all approach and use a form agreement. In these cases, the contractor...

For the past seven years, motorists driving on the 22 Freeway in Orange County have seen the steel framework for an unfinished six-story building in Garden Grove. Virtually no work was done on the structure during those seven years, and the framework acquired the...