Construction
Oct. 22, 2003
Subcontractor Can Sue General Contractor for Abandonment
Focus Column - Construction Law - By John P. McGill - In Amelco Electric v. City of Thousand Oaks , 27 Cal.4th 228 (2002), the state Supreme Court held that a public entity cannot be held liable to a contractor under an abandonment theory for damages stemming from a public project, even if excessive change orders completely alter the character of the project.
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