A recent California case, Ahdout v. Hekmatjah (2013) 213 Cal.App.4th 21, held that an arbitrator’s refusal to apply California’s disgorgement remedy against an unlicensed contractor was subject to judicial review even if the underlying agreement was not entirely void. Two adjacent landowners formed a limited liability company to develop condominiums…
Since we last checked in on California’s planned high speed rail system nearly a year ago, it has continued to take baby steps toward construction. Mike Rosenberg of the San Jose Mercury News notes here that on June 6 the California High Speed Rail Authority’s (CHSRA) board authorized its CEO…
The largest, 100% recycled plastic bridge was completed in Ohio spanning 24.6 feet. That’s a lot of bottles! Nanotechnology – the future of green building materials? Researchers tout ability of nanomaterials to improve sustainability and energy performance of buildings. Japanese developer uses green building techniques to create “disaster proof” environment.…
Eager to get its share of the billions of dollars looking for infrastructure investments in the United States, Florida is set to be the next state to enact new public-private partnership legislation. Florida House bill 85 authorizes expanded opportunities for public-private partnerships to develop projects that have traditionally been public-sector…
There are quite a few major development projects taking place in the Bay Area. Here are some highlights that are catching the attention of both the Bay Area development community and the public at large: The San Francisco 49ers’ newly named and still under construction Levi’s Stadium was selected to…
File this one under “you must be kidding”: Builders destroy 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid in Belize to use rubble for road fill. In New Jersey, crews tear down the Seaside Heights roller coaster, which has been sitting in the ocean since Superstorm Sandy. The demolition of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge in Maine…
Last month New York’s Supreme Court, Appellate Division 1st Department affirmed the Supreme Court, New York County’s decision granting partial summary judgment in favor of an insured freezer manufacturer, I.J White Corp., which sought defense and indemnity under a CGL policy for claims against it brought by Hill Country Bakery…
THE QUESTION: (A question pondered as far back as October 1981.) What do you do when the only way for 16,000 cars to get from point A to point B each weekday is to go through congested streets of downtown Miami? THE ANSWER: The Port of Miami Tunnel (POMT) –…
A few weeks ago I posted about an Eighth Circuit case that once again illustrated how, despite the drafter’s precision carrying the day most of the time, sometimes a litigator’s creativity can trump it. Well, it’s happened again. And again the issue is whether a dispute between and insured and…
New York is back and better than ever. Construction crews hoist a 408-foot spire atop One World Trade Center that once fully installed will stand a symbolic 1,776 feet high. Finally, a home that pays for itself. Construction to begin on Dubai’s “Sustainable City” in July. Researchers propose new technology…