by Scott Halberstadt | May 12, 2020 | Construction Law - California, News
While it has been more than twenty years since the California Supreme Court determined, in Wm. R. Clarke Corp. v. Safeco Ins. Co., that “pay-if-paid” provisions in subcontracts were unenforceable, following a recent decision from the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate...
by Scott Halberstadt | Apr 10, 2020 | Business Law, COVID-19 Updates, News
In order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, state, county and city governments have issued various orders requiring the closing of “nonessential” businesses. These closures have had a substantive, negative effect upon businesses throughout the country. ...
by Scott Halberstadt | Mar 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, News
As the personal and financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, federal, state and city governments are cracking down on their citizens’ movements and have ordered residents into semi-isolation. Whether referred to as “shelter-in-place” or “stay-at-home” orders,...