PAGA Right of Action Not Applicable to Construction Workers Under Collective Bargaining Agreement
California is one of the most employee-friendly states in the country. From strict hiring laws (don’t think about asking about an...
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Garret D. Murai
- Nov 22
- 4 min
The Right to Repair Act Means What it Says and Says What it Means
A rather short case for a short week. In Gerlach v. K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Beaumont, LLC, 82 Cal.App.5th 303 (2022), the 4th...
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Garret D. Murai
- Oct 31
- 4 min
A Trivial Case
Construction defect cases leading to physical injury are rarely trivial, at least in the eyes of the injured party, but alas sometimes...
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Garret D. Murai
- Oct 31
- 8 min
Violation of Prompt Payment Statutes Not a Breach of Contract. But That's Not the Interesting Part
While construction projects can get messy, they don’t get much messier than the next case, which, while involving a fairly limited legal...
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Garret D. Murai
- Oct 5
- 4 min
Independent Contractor v. Employee. The “ABC Test” Does Not Include a Threshold Hiring Entity Test
In 2018, in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal.5th 903 (2018), the California Supreme Court overturned nearly thirty...
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Garret D. Murai
- Sep 8
- 1 min
Garret Murai Discusses the Mechanics of Mechanics Liens on Thompson Reuters
Thompson Reuters, which many of us lawyers know through their legal research platform Westlaw, has released a video presentation I gave...
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Garret D. Murai
- Aug 19
- 2 min
AIA Releases State-Specific Waiver and Release Forms
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released a new series of state-specific waiver and release forms including forms for...
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Garret D. Murai
- Aug 2
- 1 min
Practical Law Interview With Garret Murai
I wanted to thank Practical Law, one of several companies under the Thompson Reuters’, of Westlaw fame, umbrella, for interviewing me as...
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Garret D. Murai
- Jul 18
- 7 min
Expert Can be Questioned on a Construction Standard, Even if Not Relied Upon
It's not uncommon in construction defect litigation for each side retain one or more experts to give their opinion as to whether...
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Garret D. Murai
- Jul 7
- 1 min
Nomos LLP Partner Garret Murai Recognized by Super Lawyers
Nomos LLP Partner Garret Murai has been recognized as a 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers honoree in the area of Construction...
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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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Garret D. Murai
- Jun 12
- 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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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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Garret D. Murai
- May 1
- 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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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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Garret D. Murai
- Apr 18
- 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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Garret D. Murai
- Apr 9
- 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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Garret D. Murai
- Mar 20
- 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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Garret D. Murai
- Mar 13
- 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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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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