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On Thursday we watched oral argument at the Supreme Court on the licensing issue being pursued by petitioner District Council 50. Michael Lilly argued on behalf of petitioners, and deputy attorney general Rodney Tam argued on behalf of the State.
At issue was whether the Contractors License Board, Administrative Hearings Officer, Circuit Court, and ICA…
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 starting at 11:00 a.m., the Hawaii Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in District Council 50, of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades v. Lopez, No. SCWC-28762.
In that case, the court is presented with the question of whether the Okada Trucking Co. v. Bd. of Water
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Civil Beat has a new article out this morning about the multiple high rise condominiums planned for the Kakaako area, and what that means not only for the construction industry but for lawyers working in construction defect litigation as well.
Last year we completed a chapter in a book called Construction Defects (2012, ABA). My chapter…
Today we filed an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief on behalf of the General Contractors Association, in another Okada Trucking related case. At issue in the case is whether a C-5 renovation license allows a contractor to remove and replace jalousie windows in a school renovation project. The bigger issue is whether the Okada…
