On behalf of Last & Faoro | Jul 21, 2009 | Green Building
An Overview of the Additional Legal Exposure That a Contractor May Encounter in Constructing a Green Building By William C. Last, Jr. Attorney at Law In recent years there has been an increasing governmental and public focus on the use of “green building”...
On behalf of Last & Faoro | Jul 8, 2009 | Subcontract Liability
In a case entitled Sanders Construction Co. Inc. v. Cerda (June 2009), a California Appellate Court held that the employees of an unlicensed subcontractor are “statutory employees” of the general contractor. As a result, the general contractor was liable...
On behalf of Last & Faoro | Jul 7, 2009 | New California Construction Related Laws That Become Effective During 2009
A 2009 UPDATE ON NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS THAT MAY IMPACT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY By William C Last Jr Attorney at Law Last year the California legislature passed and the governor approved new legislation that will impact the construction industry. Last year, the...
On behalf of Last & Faoro | Jul 7, 2009 | Subcontract Liability
The following is a brief summary of appellate decisions that were rendered during 2008 that may impact the California construction projects: CONSTRUCTION DEFECT CASES Greystone Homes v. MidTec, Inc., 168 Cal.App.4th 1194 (2008).A builder may recover from a product...
