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…
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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…
Word of the Day: “Contractor”
By Garret Murai
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…
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…