Former Payment Bond Fee Entitlement Section Inapplicable Because Record Did Not Show Public Project Involved. In Nissho of Calif., Inc. v. Bond Safeguard Ins. Co., Case No. E052746 (4th Dist., Div. 2 Oct. 22, 2013) (published), contractor recovered over $1 million against owner and surety giving a payment guarantee through bonds for offsite […]
Lower Court Correctly Denied Fees Under Prompt Payment Statute Based On Decisional Law Under Similar Statutory Provision For you construction aficionados, Underground Construction Co., Inc. v. City of Oakland, Case No. A130752 (1st Dist., Div. 4 May 15, 2013) (unpublished) will be of interest. It is warmer down below . . . Travel in
Defendant Was Neither a Party to the Property Owner-HOA Settlement Nor Resulting Arbitration. Owner hired contractor to convert a hotel it owned into apartments and retail space. A few years later, the apartments were converted to condos and sold to the public, with an HOA being formed. Owner had to disclose certain construction
