News & Analysis as of

Contract Disputes › Cal Code of Civil Procedure

Buchalter

Late Fees, High Stakes: California Narrows Arbitration Fee Forfeiture Rule

Buchalter on

In its August 11, 2025 decision in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court (S284498), the California Supreme Court clarified the reach of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.98, the 30-day arbitration fee payment rule. While...more

Allen Matkins

Court Of Appeal Upholds Dismissal Of Purely Foreign Dispute

Allen Matkins on

Seven years ago, I wrote about California's "million dollar contract" statute - CCP § 410.40. That statute permits any person to maintain an action against a foreign corporation or nonresident person when the action arises...more

Allen Matkins

Court of Appeal Explains Parol Evidence Rule

Allen Matkins on

Today, I am picking up on my discussion of Kanno v. Marwit Capital, No. G052348, 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 1150 (Ct. App. Dec. 22, 2017) in this post from last week and last year. Kanno involved the application of the parol...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Court of Appeal Opens Pandora’s Box on Definition of “Contractor” for Forum Selection Clauses

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP on

In Vita Planning and Landscape Architecture, Inc. v. HKS Architects, Inc. (“Vita Planning”), the First Appellate District held California’s Code of Civil Procedure section 410.42 (“Section 410.42”) which prohibits an...more

4 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide