By Kurt Faux On June 3, 2019 Governor Sisolak signed AB 421 into law. While AB 421 retains some of the 2015 reforms, a number of significant changes have gone into … Continue reading “AB 421, 2019 Construction Defects Legislative Changes”

By Kurt Faux & Willi Siepmann Among the most difficult contractor’s license bond claims to handle and evaluate in Nevada are the ones by union trust funds. These trust funds … Continue reading “Potential Issues and Pitfalls in Handling Union Trust Fund License Bond Claims in Nevada”

By Kurt Faux Many employers wonder what the law is for holiday and overtime pay. Here we will highlight the law applicable to both:  Federal Holidays The Fair Labor Standards … Continue reading “Pay for Holidays and Overtime Work”

There is no statutory limitation provision specific to the CLB (Contractor License Bond) and the Utah Supreme Court has not addressed this issue. At least three statutes of limitation potentially … Continue reading “Statute of Limitations and the Utah Contractor License Bond”

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Does an “As Is” sale absolve the used car dealer of any and all warranties in Nevada?  The short answer: No. The “As Is” sale by a used car dealer … Continue reading “The Nevada Motor Vehicle Warranty that Survives the “As Is” Dealer Sale”

By Kurt Faux & Willi Siepmann Sureties, who issue contractor license bonds in Nevada and Utah, are frequently confronted with attempts by bond claimants to recover attorney’s fees from the … Continue reading “Are Attorney’s Fees Recoverable from Contractor’s License Bonds in Nevada and Utah?”

A BOND CLAIMANT MAY RECOVER ATTORNEY’S FEES FROM THE BOND (UTAH) AND IN EXCESS OF THE PENAL SUM OF THE BOND (NEVADA) A surety, which litigates contractor license bond cases … Continue reading “How a Bond Claimant Can Recover Attorney’s Fees in Utah and Nevada”

The Surety is often confronted with bond claims, where a license bond is in effect and where the principal did not use its license. Typically, these claims fall into three … Continue reading “License Bond Claims Where the Bond Principal Did Not Use Its License”

Pay-if-Paid Clauses are Unenforceable in Nevada Many subcontracts submitted to subcontractors by general contractors (“GC”) contain so-called ‘pay-if- paid’ clauses, which essentially tell the subcontractor that he will get paid … Continue reading ““We Cannot Pay You Because We Haven’t Been Paid””