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How to get payment from slow-paying general contractors
Construction Dive Rutan Partner Justine Kastan spoke with Construction Dive about actions subcontractors can take through the lifecycle of a project to collect from general contractors. Through the entire project, even if there are payment disputes, Kastan said, it’s important that contractors remain calm and deliberate in their communications. If the slow-pay situation ends up…
Trademark Attorneys Blast New Email Requirement as Scam-Bait
Bloomberg Law A new rule requiring trademark owners and seekers to list their own regularly-checked email addresses on publicly-available applications violates privacy, invites phishing scams, and provides no discernible benefits, attorneys say. Under the new rule, individual trademark applicants must give the agency an email address that they check regularly. Companies also must include email…
New Evidence Precedent Gives Lawyers a Patent Board Road Map
Bloomberg Law Attorneys may face better odds when trying to convince Patent and Trademark Office administrative judges to review patents after a new agency precedent on how the judges must handle evidence. Patent Trial and Appeal Board panels must weigh all the available evidence when determining whether non-patent literature could be used in a bid…
Rutan Elects Five Attorneys to Partnership
Costa Mesa, CA (January 2, 2020) – Rutan LLP has elected Michael Hellbusch, Peter Hering, Justine Kastan, Allison LeMoine-Bui and Christina McSparron to the firm’s partnership effective January 1, 2020. “Each attorney exemplifies the combination of skills and character that we look for in representatives of Rutan,” says firm Managing Partner William F. Meehan. “Their…
As new plan for UNLV medical building takes shape, questions emerge
Las Vegas Review-Journal Justine Kastan was quoted in a December 23, 2019 article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal about the plan for constructing the UNLV medical building by the university and its benefactors. Kastan, who specializes in public-private partnerships (or P3’s), said the key to successful cooperation between public and private entities is to have…
Employ workers in California? Review your arbitration agreement
Beginning Jan. 1, employees in California won’t be forced to use arbitration as their only avenue to resolve discrimination or sexual harassment claims, civil rights issues other employment disputes in the workplace. That’s because in September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that bans mandatory arbitration clauses in employment agreements, enabling workers to…
