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CARB Eases 2026 Climate Disclosure Enforcement: SB 261 Enforcement Stayed and SB 253 Schedule Clarified
California’s climate-disclosure landscape shifted again in late 2025. Most notably, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced it will not enforce the January 1, 2026 reporting deadline under SB 261 (climate-related financial risk) following...
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Do Quantum Meruit Claims in Construction Exist Anymore?
On November 13, 2025, the Oregon Court of Appeals published Seabold Construction Co., Inc. v. KOZ 2211 SW 4th Avenue, LLC, 344 Or App 688 (2025)—a decision that could signal the death knell for quantum meruit (unjust enrichment) claims in Oregon cons...
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USDOT Issues New DBE Renewal Rules: No More Automatic Race or Gender Presumptions to Qualify
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) revised its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program—effective October 3, 2025—to eliminate race- or gender-based presumptions of disadvantage and requiring individualized proof of disadvantage. Th...
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Where CARB Stands on California’s SB 253 & SB 261
California’s twin climate disclosure laws—SB 253 and SB 261—task the California Air Resources Board (CARB) with developing regulations for large companies doing business in California to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial...
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Oregon HB 3746: Redefining Construction Defect Timelines for HOAs and Condos
House Bill 3746—effective January 1, 2026—changes Oregon law governing construction-defect claims and certain condominium/planned-community governance duties. Its central reforms are:
Shortened statute of ultimate repose for construction-defect caus...
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Webinar: Navigating Oregon's New Construction Labor Payment Law (SB 426)
Will Owners and Contractors Have to Pay Twice for Labor? Are you ready for SB 426?
Miller Nash LLP hosted a free webinar on August 20 that broke down Oregon’s newly passed Senate Bill 426 and how it could significantly reshape exposure for labor cost...
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