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27 Jul 2011, 4:00 pm by Public BLAWG
July 27, 2011, by Matthew Lavrinets On July 22, 2011 the California Court of Appeal confirmed that a subcontractor could not bring an action against a general contractor alleging that the general contractor submitted a claim to a public entity in violation of the California False Claims Act (Government Code Section 12650 et seq.). [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 1:10 pm by Public BLAWG
October 24, 2011, by Matthew Lavrinets On October 11, 2011, Governor Brown signed SB 293 into law, which will be codified as Public Contract Code Section 7201. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 2:43 pm by Public BLAWG
June 1, 2011, by Matthew Lavrinets In an opinion published May 26, 2011 the California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, held that a tort claim mailed to a public entity's risk management department satisfies the claims presentation requirement under Government Code Section 915. [read post]
29 Aug 2011, 1:47 pm by Public BLAWG
August 29, 2011, by Matthew Lavrinets On August 24, 2011, the California Court of Appeal found in favor of San Bernardino County in an inverse condemnation case based upon flooding caused by water run-off from a County road. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:01 am by Public BLAWG
October 17, 2011, by Matthew Lavrinets Prime contractors that fail to complete public projects on time often claim that circumstances beyond their control caused the delay. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 8:55 am by Public BLAWG
June 21, 2011, by Matthew Lavrinets On June 10, 2005 Raul Pena took his 19 month old daughter hostage in his auto shop after threatening to kill various family members and himself. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 11:58 am by Public BLAWG
November 14, 2011, by Matthew Lavrinets The California Court of Appeals held on November 9, 2011 that the heirs of an individual killed by police while engaged in a crime are not precluded from bringing an excessive force lawsuit by the resisting arrest conviction of a co-participant in the crime. [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 11:05 am by Public BLAWG
April 29, 2011, by Matthew Lavrinets In a decision published April 20, 2011, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, confirmed that fire departments are immune from liability where a firefighter causes death or injury through the negligent operation of a motor vehicle at the scene of a fire while attempting to rescue persons and to extinguish the fire. [read post]