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Perspective

Apr. 8, 2011

Legal Toolkit for Construction Cases

While the construction industry struggled for business, the appellate courts were hard at work. By Robert A. Weissman.


By Robert A. Weissman


Last year may have suffered from historic lows in construction, but it was quite the opposite in our busy appellate courts. What follows is a snapshot of notable decisions that will be helpful to many practitioners:

LAUSD v. Great American Insurance Co.; Hayward Construction Co. (2010) 49 Cal.4th 739, 112 CR3d 230 - A public entity may be required to provide extra compensation if it knew, but ...

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