In the 2020 COVID-19 year, there were not that many construction-related cases decided by the California Courts of Appeal, and none by the California Supreme Court. However, there were a number of interesting cases that raise...more
4/20/2021
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
California ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
License Renewals ,
Mechanics Lien ,
Objective Falsity ,
Subcontractors
Public entities are known to assert False Claims actions “to up the ante” to intimidate and aggressively address contractor construction claims. This strategy in the case of John Ross of Industrial Sheet Metal, Inc. (JRI) V....more