Mark C. Phillips | Kramer, de Boer & Keane, LLP Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAVs”) or Unmanned Aerial Systems (“UASs”), better known as drones, are becoming more common in the workplace. Amazon grabbed headlines in 2015 when it announced that it plans to deliver packages via drones. Military applications for drones are well-known too. One of… Continue reading Insuring Construction Drones: Potential Coverage Traps for the Unwary
Month: July 2016
When does the Statute of Limitations Set in on an Insurer’s Wrongful Refusal to Settle?
Kurt W. Melchior | Nossaman LLP | June 21, 2016 Normally, the statute of limitations sets in when “the cause of action shall have accrued,” to quote California Code of Civil Procedure section 312. In an effort to simplify that date for lay readers, the Sacramento County Public Law Library has stated in a public… Continue reading When does the Statute of Limitations Set in on an Insurer’s Wrongful Refusal to Settle?
Reconciling Prompt Payments and Withholding of Retention Payments
Eric J. Rollins | Newmeyer & Dillion LLP | June 27, 2016 It is common in California for the owners of a project to make monthly payments to a contractor for work as it is completed, but withhold a certain percentage as a guarantee of future satisfactory performance. Contractors almost always pass these withholdings on … Continue reading Reconciling Prompt Payments and Withholding of Retention Payments
An Owner’s Guide to Notices of Completion, Cessation and Non-Responsibility
Garrett Murai | California Construction Law Blog | June 27, 2016 We talk a lot about contractors on the California Construction Law Blog. Owners? Not so much. So, owners, this one’s for you. Why are Notices of Completion, Cessation and Non-Responsibility Important to Owners? California recognizes three types of statutory notices on construction projects available to… Continue reading An Owner’s Guide to Notices of Completion, Cessation and Non-Responsibility
Fifth Circuit Considers Allocation of Risk of Defective Plans and Specifications in Reversing $1.29 Million Judgment Entered in Favor of Contractor
Jeffrey R. Mullen | Pepper Hamilton LLP | July 1, 2016 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board v. INET Airport Systems, Inc., et al., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 6646, 819 F.3d 245 (5th Cir. Apr. 12, 2016) This action arose out of a construction project in terminal E of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”), in… Continue reading Fifth Circuit Considers Allocation of Risk of Defective Plans and Specifications in Reversing $1.29 Million Judgment Entered in Favor of Contractor