Construction Law Updates – May 23, 2012

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 5/23/2012

Looks like Florida is getting popular in real estate investment circles again. Builders are building, planning to build, looking for places to build. It's an amazing thing to consider, given the past few years of dire...more

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 5/22/2012

In This Issue: Assessing the Risks of the Use of Interim and Partial Final Awards; Book Review: International Construction Arbitration Handbook Reviewed by Joel Richler, FCIArb; The Advantages of a “Civil” Approach to...more

by zLien on 5/21/2012

If your company sends its own preliminary notices, it's probably wasting time and money. This post reviews how much this really costs....more

by zLien on 5/19/2012

Multiple logins and locations available on Zlien's LienPilot, the nation's leading mechanics lien management web application....more

by zLien on 5/18/2012

In Washington state, if a mechanics lien deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the mechanics lien deadline extends to next business day....more

by zLien on 5/17/2012

The amount in controversy may meet small claims court jurisdiction limits, but California mechanic liens cannot be foreclosed there....more

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/17/2012

Effective July 1, all of the existing statutes governing mechanics liens, stop notices and payment bonds in California will be repealed and replaced by updated statutes. In September 2010, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr....more

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/17/2012

Here’s a recent case we thought our readers would be interested in that was posted in our May 2012 Media Law Bulletin. When Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. (Looney) created an architectural design known as the Island...more