What’s in a word? When it comes to insurance policies, a word, can potentially mean millions of dollars. In California Specialty Insulation, Inc. v. Allied World…
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Viva La France! 2024 Summer Olympics Construction Features Sustainable Design, Including, Simply Not Building at All
By Garret Murai
If you’re like me and many others you’ve probably been watching the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. We were in Paris last year and we…
DIR Public Works Registration System Down, Public Works Contractors Not to be Penalized
By Garret Murai
In a bit of a major freak-out this past Friday, June 28, 2024, public works contractors with Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) registrations expiring on June…
We’ve Updated Our Statutory Construction Payment Forms
By Garret Murai
We got the productivity bug this Memorial Day weekend and updated and added a few new statutory construction payment forms to our library including forms the…
What Construction Contractors Should Know About the California Government Claims Act
By Garret Murai
If you work on state or local public works projects in California you should have at least a basic understanding of the Government Claims Act formerly…
What You Need to Know About CARB’s In-Use Off-Road Diesel Regulations
By Garret Murai
In November 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved amendments to . . . wait for it . . . its “In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleet”…
Courts Will Not Second-Guess Public Entities When it Comes to Design Immunity
By Garret Murai
It was a bizarre confluence of events. Jorgen Stufkosky was driving on SR-154 in Santa Ynez, California. Martha Aguayo was driving on the same highway ahead…
AAA Revises its Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures
By Garret Murai
This one is for the lawyers. Or for those of you who are claims-minded . . . Effective March 1, 2024, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”)…
Government Claims Act Does Not Apply to Actions Solely Seeking Declaratory Relief and Not Monetary Relief
By Garret Murai
Perhaps it should come as no surprise, but public entities get special treatment under the law, and when filing a claim against a public entity, in…
Contractor Prevails in Part Against CalOSHA in Valley Fever Case
By Garret Murai
Fever. Specifically, Valley fever. Caused by the fungus Coccidioides. It lives in the top two to 12 inches of soil, can become airborne when the soil…