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    Buy Clean California Act Takes Effect on July 1, 2022
    Garret D. Murai
    • Jun 17
    • 1 min

    Buy Clean California Act Takes Effect on July 1, 2022

    The Buy Clean California Act (BCCA) - Public Contract Code section 3500 et seq. - requires state agencies to consider the carbon content...
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    Death, Taxes and Attorneys' Fees in Construction Disputes
    Garret D. Murai
    • Jun 13
    • 6 min

    Death, Taxes and Attorneys' Fees in Construction Disputes

    According to Benjamin Franklin there are no certainties in this world except death and taxes. Let me humbly add a third if you're ever...
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    Court Bars Licensed Contractor From Seeking Compensation for Work Performed by Unlicensed Sub
    Garret D. Murai
    • May 31
    • 5 min

    Court Bars Licensed Contractor From Seeking Compensation for Work Performed by Unlicensed Sub

    It all started with a tree. A eucalyptus tree to be exact. What followed is one of the more important cases to be decided under Business...
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    Weed Property Owner Gets Smoked Under Insurance Policy
    Garret D. Murai
    • May 2
    • 7 min

    Weed Property Owner Gets Smoked Under Insurance Policy

    When’s the last time you read your homeowner’s insurance policy? Didn’t think so. But you might consider doing so, particularly in light...
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    A Riveting (or at Least Insightful) Explanation of the Privette Doctrine
    Garret D. Murai
    • Apr 25
    • 9 min

    A Riveting (or at Least Insightful) Explanation of the Privette Doctrine

    "The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine" - Plutarch And grind they do . . . slowly. For long time readers of the...
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    Biden Administration Issues Buy America Guidance for Federal Infrastructure Funds
    Garret D. Murai
    • Apr 19
    • 2 min

    Biden Administration Issues Buy America Guidance for Federal Infrastructure Funds

    As you know, late this past year Congress passed and President Biden signed the largest infrastructure bill since President Franklin D....
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    Contractor Gets Benched After Failing to Pay Jury Fees
    Garret D. Murai
    • Apr 10
    • 4 min

    Contractor Gets Benched After Failing to Pay Jury Fees

    Trial by jury is a fundamental right under the U.S. and California Constitutions. However, to avail yourself of this right, you not only...
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    Just Because You Allege There Was an Oral Contract Doesn’t Mean You’re Off the Hook for Attorneys’ F
    Garret D. Murai
    • Mar 21
    • 7 min

    Just Because You Allege There Was an Oral Contract Doesn’t Mean You’re Off the Hook for Attorneys’ F

    There’s certain things in life you shouldn’t mix. Like drinking and driving. Bleach and ammonia. Triple dog dares and frozen poles. And...
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    Insurers Can Sue One Another for Defense Costs on Equitable Indemnity and Equitable Contribution Bas
    Garret D. Murai
    • Mar 14
    • 6 min

    Insurers Can Sue One Another for Defense Costs on Equitable Indemnity and Equitable Contribution Bas

    Since I don’t do insurance defense work, fights between insurers isn’t something I have to deal with. It’s good sport nonetheless. In the...
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    Thank You!
    Garret D. Murai
    • Feb 22
    • 1 min

    Thank You!

    I would like to thank the Construction Law Subsection of the Los Angeles County Bar Association for awarding me today (on 2/22/22...
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    Business and Professions Code Section 7031, Demurrers, and Just How Much You Can Dance
    Garret D. Murai
    • Feb 7
    • 7 min

    Business and Professions Code Section 7031, Demurrers, and Just How Much You Can Dance

    Fights between owners and contractors under Business and Professions Code section 7031 can get nasty and detailed. An owner’s remedy...
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    OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Applicable to Private Employers with More than
    Garret D. Murai
    • Jan 27
    • 1 min

    OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Applicable to Private Employers with More than

    And . . . it looks like we’re at the end of the line for the U.S. Occupational and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency...
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    Tsunamis, Synagogues, Storms and Stays
    Garret D. Murai
    • Jan 18
    • 1 min

    Tsunamis, Synagogues, Storms and Stays

    It was a newsworthy weekend. A volcano eruption off the coast of Tonga causing tsunami warnings as far west as California and as far...
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    2022 Construction Outlook: Continuing Growth But at Slower Pace
    Garret D. Murai
    • Jan 10
    • 3 min

    2022 Construction Outlook: Continuing Growth But at Slower Pace

    In the midst of a pandemic that has lasted far longer than I think many of us thought it would, it’s been a study in contrasts: There has...
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    California Supreme Court Declines Request to Expand Exceptions to Privette Doctrine for Known Hazard
    Garret D. Murai
    • Jan 3
    • 5 min

    California Supreme Court Declines Request to Expand Exceptions to Privette Doctrine for Known Hazard

    First things first. Happy New Year! Hope you had a good one. To start things off in the new year we’ve got an employment-related case for...
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