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The Sunday News
By Garret Murai
If you’re looking for a construction law post, this isn’t it. This Sunday morning I woke up to the news that the Trump administration deported over…
2025 Construction Outlook: Growth, But Uneven in Certain Areas
By Garret Murai
I think it’s safe to say that we’re well past any lingering economic impacts of COVID-19 although it has undoubtedly left an indelible imprint on the…
Rebuilding After the 2025 Southern California Fires
By Garret Murai
The 2025 Southern California wildfires – the Palisades Fire (January 7, 2025), Eaton Fire (January 7, 2025), Hughes Fire (January 22, 2025) and Border 2 Fire…
2025 Construction Law Update
By Garret Murai
It’s that time of year again. The second half of the 2023-2024 legislative session saw the introduction of 2,124 bills, of which, 1418 were signed into…
Avoiding Wage Claims in California Construction
By Garret Murai
For both private works projects and state and local public works projects in California, higher-tiered contractors can find themselves opening up their wallets if…
The Privette Doctrine and Its Exceptions: Court of Appeal Grapples With the Easy and Not So Easy
By Garret Murai
In CBRE v. Superior Court, 102 Cal.App.5th 639 (2024), the 4th District Court of Appeal grappled with a thorny and not-so-thorny issue involving injured parties…
Court Retained Jurisdiction to Enforce Settlement Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 Despite Dismissal of Complaint
By Garret Murai
Attorneys will commonly add a Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 provision in their settlement agreements to ensure that courts have continuing jurisdiction to enforce the…
2024 Update to CEB’s Mechanics Liens Now Available
By Garret Murai
For a number of years we have had the honor to serve as update authors for several publications of California’s Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB).…
General Contractor Gets Fired [Upon] for Subcontractor’s Failure to Hire Apprentices
By Garret Murai
As most public works contractors know, Labor Code section 1777.5 requires the hiring of apprentices on public works projects and, under Labor Code section 1777.7, violations…