Today, Pillsbury attorney Raymond Sweigart published his advisory English Law: When Contractual Limitations on Damages Can Backfire. The Advisory discusses AB v. CD [2014] EWCA Civ 229, in which the Court of Appeal for England and Wales addressed an issue with surprisingly little precedent. It held that a claimant seeking…
On April 8, 2014, Tennessee Governor signed into law Senate Bill 1713, a bill amending by deleting the section in its entirety and substituting Title 62, Chapter 6, Part 1, § 62-6-119, relative to requirements for invitations to bid. The amended law is effective July 1, 2014. Amended Section 62-6-119(b)…
For any contractors who have ever considered manipulating disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) requirements as a way to obtain work, this recent FBI press release provides a cautionary tale. According to the press release, in 2007 a Connecticut contractor was awarded a highway project, funded by state and federal sources, based…
On February 12, 2014, President Obama issued an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage for Federal contractors and subcontractors under certain contracts, as he had foreshadowed in this year’s State of the Union. The Executive Order sets forth the new wage rate, when it may take effect, and what…
Yesterday, Pillsbury attorney Joël Van Over published his advisory titled Who Says Life’s Not Fair: Good Faith and Fair Dealing Prevails in Metcalf Case. The Advisory discusses the Federal Circuit’s highly anticipated decision in Metcalf Construction Company, Inc. v. United States, No. 2013-5041 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 11, 2014). The Federal…
Yesterday, Pillsbury attorney Julia E. Judish and Maryelena Zaccardelli, Principal, MEZ Consulting, LLC, published their advisory titled Government Contractors Face Expanded Affirmative Action Requirements Regulations relate to veterans and individuals with disabilities discussing the Obama Administration’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ expansive new regulations. The Advisory discusses, among other…
Recently a California Court of Appeal affirmed a superior court’s judgment and order confirming that the City of San Leandro (City) had not abused its discretion by waiving a bid defect and awarding the public project contract to that bidder. The court, in Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. v.…
Star Equipment, Ltd., Manatt’s, Inc., and Short’s Concrete Cutting Co. recently secured a victory in the Iowa Supreme Court when the Court, in Star Equipment, Ltd., v. State of Iowa, Iowa Department of Transportation, Case No. 12-1378 (Jan. 31, 2014), reversed the district court’s ruling on the scope of remedies…
With the U.S. Congress unable to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution, the U.S. federal government shut down all non-essential services on October 1, 2013. The shutdown will remain in effect until Congress passes appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2014. This Pillsbury client alert, which originally was published in…
There are numerous contractor-related bills making their way through the California legislature this year. The following bills, although not an all-inclusive list, are worth noting: Assembly Bill 44 – An Act to amend, repeal, and add Public Contract Code § 4104 relating to public contracts – signed into law by…