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New storm water permit for small municipal systems in California

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

On February 5, 2013, the SWRCB adopted a new storm water permit regulating small entities that own or operate their own storm drain system. The Waste

Plans call for a working waterfront

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 6 2013

Alameda Point is closer to being successfully redeveloped now that John Russo, Alameda City Manager, has taken a firm grasp of the project. Russo

2012 construction law changes

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 6 2013

2012 saw some of the most significant changes to California's construction laws in the past 40 years. Legislation sponsored by the California Law

Notice provisions: disregard them at your own peril!

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 6 2013

Many construction contractsparticularly for public projects contain notice provisions requiring the contractor to provide written

Estate planning implications of American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 29 2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act (the Act) which was passed by Congress on January 1, 2013 and signed into law by President Obama on January 2, has

The quest for contractual certainty

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 23 2013

The California Supreme Court has re-examined and largely restricted the scope of the parol evidence rule (Code of Civil Procedure 1856) in the

Brownfield tenants gain CERCLA liability protection

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 15 2013

In December 2012, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guidance Memo set out a new EPA enforcement policy. In sum, on a discretionary basis, the

'Virtual presence' can trigger Oakland business tax

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 10 2013

Businesses based in Oakland have long grown accustomed to the tax the city assesses against gross receipts. Here is a sample of the tax rates: Real

2013 California construction law update

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 6 2013

More than 4,000 bills were introduced in the California State Legislature during the 2011-2012 legislative session. Of these bills, 996 made it to

Access to Justice - Laney College Legal Court Interpretation Program

  • Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 13 2012

"Lack of comprehension is perhaps the greatest single barrier to justice," State Bar of California, California Commission on Access to Justice