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Construction,
Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal

Mar. 19, 2021

Ruling is bad news for contractors and their sureties

A recent appellate decision will have a major impact on the approximately 300,000 licensed contractors in California. Not in a good way. The case is bad law underpinned by bad public policy.

Larry A. Rothstein

Law Offices Larry A. Rothstein

2945 Townsgate Road
Westlake Village , CA 91361

Email: lar@larlaw.net

Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA

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Ruling is bad news for contractors and their sureties

The 2nd District Court of Appeal's March 11 decision in Karton v. Ari Design & Construction, Inc., 2021 DJDAR 2219, will have a major impact on the approximately 300,000 licensed contractors in California. Not in a good way. The ca...

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