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By: William Fig, Partner, Sussman Shank Everyone involved in the construction industry should be generally aware of the technical, statutory quagmire that is Oregon construction lien law, ORS Chapter 87.001, et. seq. The most known requirements are the deadlines for

Written by: Christopher Ng Yes, California’s Assembly Bill 1701 was a doozy. For those of you not yet familiar with the new law, to make a long story short, AB 1701 makes a direct contractor (California speak for “general contractor”)

Starting September 21, 2018, consumers who are concerned about identity theft or data breaches can freeze their credit and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under the new Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, consumers in some states

In 2010, Universal City (Universal) hired Coast Iron & Steel Co. (Coast Iron) to build a new ride at the Universal Studios Hollywood. Coast Iron subcontracted the installation of the metalwork to United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. (United Riggers). The

Private and public construction laws across the United States are two sides of the same coin. The state statutes are similar yet different but often vary greatly. Even within the same state, laws differ depending on the type of project

By: Rod Wheeland, CCE NACM Commercial Services Judy D. Thompson and Glenn C. Thompson, Survival Guide to Bankruptcy for  In-House Counsel, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2017. This book might readily be entitled Survival Guide to Bankruptcy for Trade Credit Management. The

By Lauren M. Visoria Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP On April 17, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case called South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. The outcome of this case will affect both small and large businesses

By: David H. Conaway, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP In the Chapter 15 proceeding of Energy Coal S.p.A., the Delaware Bankruptcy Court required a United States creditor to recover its claim in Italy. Because there is no uniform global insolvency

By: Victor J. Roehm, Sussman Shank LLP – Partner, Banking and Finance Group Chair Republished with permission from Sussman Shank In a Memorandum to all attorneys in the Department of Justice dated Thursday, January 4th, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded all prior

By: Scott Blakeley In March of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court made a significant ruling finding that New York no-surcharge violated commercial free speech. The U.S. Supreme Court has on its docket the legal issue whether suppliers accepting multiple

By: Barry P. Caplan, Sussman Shank LLP INTRODUCTION Oregon has a new law dealing with receiverships administered by the Circuit Courts in Oregon. Previously, Oregon had only ORCP 80 Receivers, which was short and covered grounds for an appointment and

New Year, New Laws, New Worries January 2016 From Rainmakers Government Strategies Paid Sick Leave Requires most employers in the state having 10 or more employees to implement […]

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