Private arbitration is often lauded as a speedy and less expensive remedy to litigation in the public court system. Arbitrators replace both the judge and the jury who would otherwise oversee a formal dispute between litigants. Courts and public policy broadly support the use of arbitration. And in the last decade or so, adding an…
As movement towards reopening gains momentum, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, state and local authorities are issuing various guidance to businesses. In the construction industry, guidelines have typically been issued by county or city authorities. On April 23, 2020, the City of San Diego published safety protocols for construction sites in relation to COVID-19. Failure…
Application of Force Majeure Clauses, Acts of God, and Civil Code Section 1511 California business owners have been confronted by COVID-19 with entirely unprecedented challenges, many of which have made it impossible to get work done. For companies struggling to understand their contractual obligations under conditions never imagined when a contract was signed, there are countless…
Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick is pleased to announce the addition of Zachariah Rowland as partner of the firm effective January 1, 2018. Rowland joined the growing firm in 2017. For more than ten years, he has litigated all types of commercial, employment, personal injury and construction matters on behalf of design professionals, product manufacturers,…
DDWK, a full service law firm with offices in San Diego, La Jolla and Irvine, is pleased to announce that attorney Zachariah Rowland has joined the firm. “We are excited to have Zach join us. His years of experience will provide further depth to the broad counsel DDWK already affords our clients,” said Kevin DeSantis,…
