By Garret Murai, March 23, 2020
It was a crazy week last week as the number of coronavirus cases in the United States jumped to 32,783 cases as of Sunday, from 3,680 cases, just a week before. In an
By Garret Murai, March 16, 2020
It’s scary, uncertain times as the world grasps with how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic that has now spread to every continent on the globe with the exception of Antarctica. Although this
January was a tough month in the courts for Hensel Phelps Construction Company. Hot off the heels of Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. Superior Court, a…
Those of you in the construction industry know that the two primary statutes of limitation are the 4-year year statute of limitations for patent defects and…
By Garret Murai, February 24, 2020
It’s like the rematch between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed.
In the right corner we have the California Taxpayers Action Network. In the left corner, Taber Construction, Inc. The title in contention: Construction
By Garret Murai, February 19, 2020
In our last post, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose. Court Finds Indemnity Provision Went Too Far, we discussed a case in which a project owner tried to use a contractual indemnity
By Garret Murai, February 10, 2020
We all love David and Goliath stories. The underdog winning against the far stronger (and dastardly) opponent. Think Rocky Balboa versus Ivan Drago, the Star Wars Rebellion versus the Galatic Empire, Indiana Jones
The bad news: We may be at the top of the rollercoaster.
The good news: It looks like more of a dip than a downturn.
After falling an estimated 1% in 2019, construction
By Garret Murai, December 30, 2019
As 2020 fast approaches, we ring in many new changes to California’s construction laws.
Among other changes, California adopted its 2019 triennial revisions to the California Building Code which take effect on January
