Garret D. MuraiJun 171 minBuy Clean California Act Takes Effect on July 1, 2022The Buy Clean California Act (BCCA) - Public Contract Code section 3500 et seq. - requires state agencies to consider the carbon content...
Garret D. MuraiJun 136 minDeath, Taxes and Attorneys' Fees in Construction DisputesAccording to Benjamin Franklin there are no certainties in this world except death and taxes. Let me humbly add a third if you're ever...
Garret D. MuraiMay 315 minCourt Bars Licensed Contractor From Seeking Compensation for Work Performed by Unlicensed SubIt 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...
Garret D. MuraiMay 27 minWeed Property Owner Gets Smoked Under Insurance PolicyWhen’s the last time you read your homeowner’s insurance policy? Didn’t think so. But you might consider doing so, particularly in light...
Garret D. MuraiApr 259 minA 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...
Garret D. MuraiApr 192 minBiden Administration Issues Buy America Guidance for Federal Infrastructure FundsAs you know, late this past year Congress passed and President Biden signed the largest infrastructure bill since President Franklin D....
Garret D. MuraiApr 104 minContractor Gets Benched After Failing to Pay Jury FeesTrial by jury is a fundamental right under the U.S. and California Constitutions. However, to avail yourself of this right, you not only...
Garret D. MuraiMar 217 minJust Because You Allege There Was an Oral Contract Doesn’t Mean You’re Off the Hook for Attorneys’ FThere’s certain things in life you shouldn’t mix. Like drinking and driving. Bleach and ammonia. Triple dog dares and frozen poles. And...
Garret D. MuraiMar 146 minInsurers Can Sue One Another for Defense Costs on Equitable Indemnity and Equitable Contribution BasSince 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...
Garret D. MuraiFeb 221 minThank 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...
Garret D. MuraiFeb 77 minBusiness and Professions Code Section 7031, Demurrers, and Just How Much You Can DanceFights between owners and contractors under Business and Professions Code section 7031 can get nasty and detailed. An owner’s remedy...
Garret D. MuraiJan 271 minOSHA 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...
Garret D. MuraiJan 181 minTsunamis, Synagogues, Storms and StaysIt was a newsworthy weekend. A volcano eruption off the coast of Tonga causing tsunami warnings as far west as California and as far...
Garret D. MuraiJan 103 min2022 Construction Outlook: Continuing Growth But at Slower PaceIn 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...
Garret D. MuraiJan 35 minCalifornia Supreme Court Declines Request to Expand Exceptions to Privette Doctrine for Known HazardFirst 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...