New Sonora Office Open
New Sonora Office Open
Nearly Over 30 Years Of Representing Businesses And Their Owners
Construction
BE WARY OF CYBER THREATS
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt If you run a company that uses computers that are accessible to the Internet, cyber security should be important to you because of the importance of preserving the confidential information in your computer system. What is cyber security? Simply stated, it relates to the preservation of electronically stored information…
BIDDING ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
Download the PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt The courts have been busy dealing with issues relating to bidding on public works projects. Two recent decisions have been issued: Great Western Contractors, Inc. v. Irvine Unified School District (2010) 2010 DJDAR 13815 and Schram Construction Inc. v. The Regents of the University of California (Southland Industries) (2010)…
Court Confirms Knowledge of Unlicensed Status Does Not Bar Claim for Recovery
Download a PDF version the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt In a previous edition of Construction Alert we reported to you on White v. Cridlebaugh (2009) 178 Cal.App.4th 506, in which the court confirmed that an unlicensed contractor could be sued for recovery of funds, even though the owner had received a benefit from the work performed by the…
Be Sure of Your Licensure
By Darryl J. Horowitt Download the PDF of this article here California law requires that contractors obtain the proper license before work can be performed on any project. (See Business & Professions Code § 7026.) Moreover, where a contractor files a lawsuit to recover monies owed for work performed, that contractor must plead and prove it was licensed at all…