To: Hunt Ortmann Client and Friends, The health and prosperity of everyone in our communities is a priority for Hunt Ortmann. With COVID-19 upon us, we have instructed our employees to work from home and communicate with our clients and others in our business community electronically or by phone. During this temporary arrangement, client service […]
by: Paul Rogoff The Senate has voted (90-8) to pass, HR 6201, the coronavirus relief package approved by the House last week. The FFCRA is, among other things, a relief package which contains several provisions affecting employers. President Trump is expected to sign the bill in due haste. Indications are that the Senate approved the […]
by: JoLynn Scharrer In light of the increasing restrictions imposed in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, businesses are grappling with the possible loss of revenue that will result. Of course, while economic urgencies should take a back seat to the protection of human health; they should not be ignored. May businesses rely upon their insurance […]
The impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID – 19) on the daily lives of Americans has been brought into even sharper focus just in the last 72 hours. In an effort to avoid a dramatic spike in the growth of the virus, as was experienced in Italy and Iran, public health officials are advising workers […]
by Paul Rogoff. When California enacted the Right to Repair Act in 2002 (Civil Code sections 895 – 945.5), it sought to implement a 10-year statute of limitations which would bar any actions brought more than 10 years after “substantial completion.” To do this, the Legislature borrowed language from section 337.15 of the Code of […]
The last time you negotiated a construction contract, how much time did you spend on the “Force Majeure” clause? Do your contracts even have such a clause? The global impacts of the coronavirus/COVID-19 (“the coronavirus”) outbreak might now put these contract provisions at the center of attention. Generally, a Force Majeure event is an extraordinary […]
