Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog In Caliber Paving Company, Inc. v. Rexford Industrial Realty and Management, Inc., Case No. G0584406 (September 1, 2020), the 4th District Court of Appeal examined whether a higher-tiered party on a construction project can be held liable for intentional interference with contract when it interferes with the contract between… Continue reading Court of Appeal Holds That Higher-Tiered Party on Construction Project Can be Held Liable for Intentional Interference with Contract
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California Court Allows Subcontractor To Pursue Project Owner For Tortious Interference
Scott R. Murphy and Anthony C. Sallah | Barnes & Thornburg In a case of first impression in the district, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal found in Caliber Paving Co., Inc. v. Rexford Industrial Realty & Management, Inc. that an owner on a construction project could be liable to a subcontractor for the tort of intentional… Continue reading California Court Allows Subcontractor To Pursue Project Owner For Tortious Interference
50 SHADES OF CONSTRUCTION – What Is and Isn’t “Essential” Construction Might Be A Little More Gray Than You Thought.
Kathleen Krak | Shutts When Florida’s governor issued his stay at home order, it contained a carve out designating construction as an essential service. Since the order’s debut, many have embraced the construction carve out as allowing any and all construction. Alas, the devil may be in the details, more specifically, the building department interpreting those… Continue reading 50 SHADES OF CONSTRUCTION – What Is and Isn’t “Essential” Construction Might Be A Little More Gray Than You Thought.
Trade Contractors, Worker Safety, Indemnity, and COVID-19
Carol A. Sigmond | Porzio Bromberg & Newman Generally, project owners, construction managers and some general contractors have been investigating ways to maintain progress on their project in face of ‘social distancing’ and ‘stay at home’ orders from governmental authorities. Many workers and subcontractors have joined in the clamor to continue working. However, financially… Continue reading Trade Contractors, Worker Safety, Indemnity, and COVID-19
How to Keep the Government from Shutting Down Your Jobsite During Coronavirus: Know the Rules and Follow Them
Andrew Schwartz and Timothy Woodward | Shutts In response to the novel coronavirus, on April 1, 2020, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 2020-91 (since amended by Executive Order 2020-92), which shut down all “non-essential” business activity in Florida from April 3 through April 30. Per the Governor’s order, work may continue on “open construction sites” as an… Continue reading How to Keep the Government from Shutting Down Your Jobsite During Coronavirus: Know the Rules and Follow Them