Construction
Aug. 16, 2000
Measure for Measure
By Bernard S. Kamine. The 'Amelco' case totally discredited a misreading of case law arising from an unfortunate choice of words by earlier court opinions.
By Bernard S. Kamine
The Court of Appeal has made it clear that the total-cost approach to proving damages for breach of a construction contract can be used, in appropriate cases, with public-works contracts. The case of Amelco Elec. v. City of Thousand Oaks, 2000 Cal.App.Lexis 570 (Cal. App. July 19, 200...
The Court of Appeal has made it clear that the total-cost approach to proving damages for breach of a construction contract can be used, in appropriate cases, with public-works contracts. The case of Amelco Elec. v. City of Thousand Oaks, 2000 Cal.App.Lexis 570 (Cal. App. July 19, 200...
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