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    Current Law Summary: SB800 (codified as Civil Code §§895, et seq) is the most far-reaching, complex law regulating construction defect litigation, right to repair, warranty obligations and maintenance requirements transference in the country. In essence, to afford protection against frivolous lawsuits, builders shall do all the following:A homeowner is obligated to follow all reasonable maintenance obligations and schedules communicated in writing to the homeowner by the builder and product manufacturers, as well as commonly accepted maintenance practices. A failure by a homeowner to follow these obligations, schedules, and practices may subject the homeowner to the affirmative defenses.A builder, under the principles of comparative fault pertaining to affirmative defenses, may be excused, in whole or in part, from any obligation, damage, loss, or liability if the builder can demonstrate any of the following affirmative defenses in response to a claimed violation:


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    White and Williams LLP is Honored to be Recognized Among the 2026 Best Law Firms Ranked by Best Lawyers®

    November 21, 2025 —
    White and Williams LLP is honored to be recognized among the 2026 Best Law Firms ranked by Best Lawyers®. The Firm earned National Tier 1 and 3 recognitions across six practice areas, reflecting the strength and depth of its legal expertise. In addition, 30 practice areas were recognized among the Regional Tier rankings in Philadelphia, Allentown (Lehigh Valley), New York City, Boston, Baltimore, Delaware and New Jersey. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation and research process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field, industry leader interviews and reviews of a law firm's highlights provided as part of the formal research submission process. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of White and Williams LLP

    Data Center Construction and the AEC Partner of the Future

    April 14, 2026 —
    During my involvement in designing mobile phone production facilities, the speed of design and construction was critical. Any delay could directly translate into lost revenue. That same logic now applies to data centers, though the stakes are much higher. Instead of optimizing physical production lines, we are constructing infrastructure for digital production. The global data center capacity is expected to nearly double by 2030, and with this level of demand, the traditional project-by-project delivery model begins to show its limitations. Data centers are no longer isolated projects in the traditional sense. They are evolving into repeatable, scalable production systems, making them ideal environments for AEC process and business model innovation. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Aarni Heiskanen, AEC Business
    Mr. Heiskanen may be contacted at aec-business@aepartners.fi

    Quick Note: If You Want to Recover Attorney’s Fees In a Contractual Dispute, Include a Prevailing Party Attorney’s Fees Provision

    January 21, 2026 —
    If you want the ability to recover attorney’s fees in the event of a contractual dispute, include a prevailing party attorney’s fees. Negotiate this point on the front end. Not doing so will hinder your ability to make the argument that you should be entitled to attorney’s fees due to a breach of the contract. In a recent case, the prevailing party relied on an indemnification provision to create the argument for attorney’s fees even though the action had NOTHING to do with indemnity. This was shot down on appeal as a party can’t use an indemnification provision to create that attorney’s fees argument UNLESS the provision is expressly clear on this point. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of David Adelstein, Kirwin Norris
    Mr. Adelstein may be contacted at dma@kirwinnorris.com

    Five Payne & Fears Attorneys Named 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers

    March 10, 2026 —
    Five Payne & Fears attorneys have been named to the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list in recognition of their work across a range of practice areas. This honor reflects their dedication to their clients, depth of experience, and the high standard of service they bring to every matter. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Payne & Fears LLP

    Substantial Evidence of Flood Loss is Not a Substitute for Required Proof of Loss

    April 20, 2026 —
    The court found that the insurer properly denied the insured’s claim for loss due to flood because a proof of loss was never submitted. Bay Haven at Coco Bay Condominium Association, Inc. v. Hartford Ins. Co. of the Midwest, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6847 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 14, 2026). Bay Haven managed several condo buildings. When Hurricane Ian hit, it caused significant flood damage to these properties. Bay Haven held federal flood insurance policies through Hartford under “Write-Your-Own” policies. This meant Hartford was essentially a fiscal agent that managed policies and handled claims but paid them using federal funds. Following the storm, FEMA extended the usual 60-day deadline for filing a proof of loss to one year, or until September 28, 2023. Bay Haven did not submit its proofs of loss until November 2023. FEMA granted an extension but only for the specific amounts in the November requests. Hartford did not waive the 60-day proof of loss requirement for any other proof of loss. Hartford paid the amounts reflected in the November submissions. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Tred R. Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
    Mr. Eyerly may be contacted at te@hawaiilawyer.com

    Environmental Due Diligence - What's The Hold Up?

    November 18, 2025 —
    Construction projects do not occur overnight. Regardless of project size, projects take anywhere from months to years to design, build, and complete. Perhaps one portion of the construction project that is always subject to criticism, particularly on large infrastructure projects, is environmental review and the applicability of environmental laws, requiring specific environmental thresholds, and the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). Contractors are well aware of the timeline and potential impacts that NEPA review might have on a project, and many contractors and national groups have expressed a desire to ensure that NEPA does not interfere with or altogether block the deployment of large infrastructure projects. On federal funded or assisted projects, contractors must comply with strict environmental oversight because the project is tied to federal funding or federal agency accountability. Contractors must also comply with environmental and sustainability mandates under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”). The FAR requires federal construction project contracts to include clauses concerning hazardous materials, emergency planning, waste reduction, environmental management systems, and greenhouse gas disclosures. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of W. Tyler Lloyd, Stites and Harbison, PLLC
    Mr. Lloyd may be contacted at tlloyd@stites.com

    Government Claiming Contract Is Void Ab Initio by Contractor Knowingly Making False Statements

    January 06, 2026 —
    Can the federal government declare a contract “void ab initio” or void from the beginning? Yes, if the government can “prove that the contractor (a) obtained the contract by (b) knowingly (c) making a false statement.” MLB Transportation v. U.S., 2025 WL 2962897, *8 (Fed.Cl. 2025) (citation omitted).
    Where a contractor “obtained [a] contract by knowingly falsely stating that it was a small business … [the] government contract [is] tainted from its inception by fraud [and] is void ab initio.” The general rule that “a Government contract tainted by fraud or wrong-doing is void ab initio … protects the integrity of the federal contracting process and safeguards the public from undetectable threats to the public fisc.” A contract found to be void ab initio has “no legal effect,” and is “[n]ull from the beginning, as from the first moment when a contract is entered into.”
    MLB Transportation, supra (citations omitted).
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    Reprinted courtesy of David Adelstein, Kirwin Norris
    Mr. Adelstein may be contacted at dma@kirwinnorris.com

    The Economic Loss Rule and Tort Claims by Owners against Design Professionals

    November 09, 2025 —
    This blog post looks at the question of when a project owner, who has a contract with the design professional, may assert an action against a design professional in negligence for purely economic losses. Actions against design professional can arise under a number of legal theories, but the two most common are contract and tort. Tort claims focus on duties imposed by law, while contract claims center on obligations agreed upon by the parties. The distinction often determines whether a plaintiff can recover purely economic losses and whether privity of contract is required. The distinction between contract and tort is significant due to the availability of different remedies, limitations periods, and burdens of proof. It is normally to a plaintiff's advantage to get both tort and contract claims before the trier of fact when the same facts will sustain either cause of action, because access to multiple theories of recovery may permit a plaintiff to avoid legal or remedial pitfalls which may apply to one cause of action but not another. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Stone & Webster Eng'g Corp., 725 F. Supp. 656 (N.D.N.Y. 1989). Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Stu Richeson, Riess LeMieux
    Mr. Richeson may be contacted at sricheson@rllaw.com