October 30, 2018 @ 8:00 AM
2018 Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Fall Seminar
Washington Athletic ClubPlease join the Labor & Employment Practice Group at Williams Kastner for a look at the newest issues in federal, state and local labor and employment laws. This seminar is focused on areas of interest to owners and managers of businesses and their corporate counsel. RSVP: Call 206.233.2932. To request disability accommodation, please contact us in advance of...
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC WORKS STATUTE
Surety Law Update Spring 2018 In early 2018, Senate Bill 6428 and its counterpart, House Bill 2852, were introduced for consideration amending RCW 39.04.240, which provides for the awarding of attorney fees for an action arising out of a public works’ project. The introduction of both SB 6428 and HB 2852 is an apparent response...
WASHINGTON COURT FINDS NO BAD FAITH DESPITE INCORRECT ASSESSMENT BY INSURER ON COVERAGE ISSUES
Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2017 Insurers and policyholders are often faced with a situation of whether depreciation may be recovered when the insured sustains a covered loss but does not use “new construction materials” to rebuild their house. In a recent opinion, a Washington Court rejected an insurer’s position that the term “new,” in the replacement...
USLAW Spring / Summer 2017 – THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
Parties to construction contracts have historically used indemnity clauses to shift the responsibility to pay damages from one party (the indemnitee) to another party (the indemnitor) without regard to who actually caused the damage. Over time, however, states enacted so-called “antiindemnity” statutes to limit the amount of liability that parties to construction contracts can allocate...
Amendments to Washington’s Retainage Statute Expose Sureties to Additional Risk
Surety Law Update Summer 2017 In February 2017, the Surety Team at Williams, Kastner & Gibbs wrote an article regarding a proposed amendment to Washington’s retainage statute, RCW 60.28.011(6). House Bill 1538, which became effective on July 23, 2017, was largely supported and advanced by subcontractor trade groups in an effort to relieve cash flow...
Washington Supreme Court Decision Exposes Sureties to Increased Risk for Disputing Claims
SURETY LAW UPDATE SUMMER 2017 On July 6, 2017, the Washington State Supreme Court addressed two important issues for sureties in Washington: (1) whether extending statutory attorney fees to public works projects provides the sole fee remedy for those projects; and (2) whether the fees between King County’s claims against the principal and sureties could...