All Categories Business Transactions Landlord & Tenant Immigration Trust & Estate Mediation Environmental Tax Bankruptcy Lawyers and Attorneys Writs & Appeals Uncategorized News Construction Real Estate Personal Injury Labor & Employment Media & First Amendment Business State Bar Litigation May 11, 2021LIS PENDENS (“A SUIT PENDING”) AND THE PERILS OF NOT MEETING THE “REAL PROPERTY CLAIM” REQUIREMENTRead More May 11, 2021Shhh…Quiet, Title! When “Ancient” Mortgages or Deeds of Trust Come Back to Haunt YouRead More April 12, 2021More Support for Policyholders Seeking Coverage for Pandemic LossesRead More January 13, 2021A TREE GROWS IN BIG BEAR: LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO A TREE THAT SITS ON THE BOUNDARY OF TWO OR MORE ADJOINING PROPERTIESRead More November 13, 2020MECHANIC’S LIEN LITIGATION PRIVILEGE ABSOLUTERead More October 28, 2015Builders Rejoice? SB 800 Not Dead Yet!Read More October 15, 2013Calemine v. Samuelson- Duty to Disclose Prior Construction Defect LawsuitsRead More December 18, 2012The Perils of Acting as an “Owner-Builder”Read More November 19, 2012Circumventing Workers Compensation PreemptionRead More November 2, 2012Hiring a Contractor? Make Sure the Contractor Is Insured!Read More August 30, 2012Service and Repair Contracts – What is Required in CaliforniaRead More December 28, 2011California Mechanic’s Liens and BankruptcyRead More December 20, 2011Homebuilders: Good News About Your Alternative Nonadversarial Prelitigation Contractual ProvisionRead More November 8, 2011Warning to Contractors and Material Suppliers: Your Workers’ Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your WealthRead More September 22, 2011Unlicensed Contractors Can Agree to Binding ArbitrationRead More March 30, 2011I Might Not Get Paid Anything?Read More March 14, 2011Homeowner Sued by Subcontractor’s Injured EmployeeRead More March 7, 2011Home Buyers Beware: Sellers Can Lie and Get Away With It!Read More March 1, 2011Homebuilder Alert: Your Home Sales Contract May Not Protect YouRead More January 28, 2011Bonded Stop Notice Claimants Must Serve Proper Office of Bank or Construction LenderRead More December 30, 2010The Preliminary 20-Day Notice, Mechanic’s Liens and Stop Notices: California Civil Code sections 3097 & 3097.1Read More December 10, 2010Construction Lenders Beware of California Civil Code section 3137(c)Read More