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About 1,500 concrete buildings in Los Angeles found vulnerable to earthquakes

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Some 1,500 concrete structures built in Los Angeles before 1980 could be vulnerable to earthquakes, according to University of California researchers. read more.

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Amazon Local Services

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Amazon users in New York, Los Angeles, and Seattle will see the offers after purchasing items such as car stereos, air conditioners, or any items that may require installation. Amazon plans on conducting background checks on the businesses and will determine if they have liability insurance. Where the Service is Available.

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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

If you are in Los Angeles for Greenbuild, I invite you to join me Thursday, October 6, from 3:00 to 3:30 pm when I will be hanging out with the good folks from BuildingGreen at their booth on the Expo floor. BuildingGreen will be hosting a series if meetups at their booth at this is a chance to meet and hangout with other green people.

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Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable for Negligence, Trespass and Nuisance

Construction and Infrastructure Law

The jury’s liability findings apply to a broader class of owners, whose damages will need to be individually proven in a yet-to-be defined second phase of proceedings. In California, for example, there is no intent element, and inverse condemnation claims are strict liability claims. 4th 368, 376-77 (1995); City of Los Angeles v.

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The Future of Green Building was On Display at Greenbuild

Green Building Law Update

EPDs, including the potential liability arising from EPDs was a hot topic and the session, EPDs: State of the Art and Advancement by Industry , where one of the presenters was be Heather Dylla, Director of Sustainable Engineering for the National Asphalt Pavement Association, drilled down into the risks associated with disclosure.

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Landmark Contractor Licensing Case Limits Disgorgement Remedy in California

Construction and Infrastructure Law

never ruled on previously), Eisenberg Village of the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging v. The basis for the first holding is that disgorgement is both a liability created by statute and a penalty, and therefore falls under Code of Civil Procedure Section 340(a), a one year statute of limitations.

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Landmark Contractor Licensing Case Limits Disgorgement Remedy in California

Construction and Infrastructure Law

never ruled on previously), Eisenberg Village of the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging v. The basis for the first holding is that disgorgement is both a liability created by statute and a penalty, and therefore falls under Code of Civil Procedure Section 340(a), a one year statute of limitations.