Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
By Kenneth S. Grossbart, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
Changes to California’s heat illness prevention standard will take effect on May 1, in time for this year’s warmer summer weather.
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
When there is a question of what the law actually says people will try to exploit it to their advantage. This is important to both sides of a contract- consumer and contractor. A recent case prompted the CSLB to issue a News Release highlighting the need for consumers to understand the difference between a service and repair contract and a home improvement contract. This distinction is also crucial for licensed contractors…
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
‘Work-arounds’, loopholes, or gray areas can sometimes be exceptions to the rules. But they are often looked for to avoid doing what is ‘business as usual’ as in our first question. Nice try but let me count the ways it’s not going to work. We finish with raising a contractor’s ‘suspended’ corporation…