Prompt payment statutes are laws enacted at the federal and state levels that set specific deadlines for payment and limit the amount of retention that can be withheld on construction projects. These ...

Many states have enacted statutes curtailing lawsuits designed to chill free speech. Known as anti-SLAPP statutes, these laws often include mechanisms to protect defendants from the burdens of ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...