Benford’s Law: A Seldom Used Weapon in Forensic Accounting

What is Digit Analysis and Why it Should be of Interest to Construction Attorneys? Benford’s Law was named after Frank Benford, a General Electric physicist. Mr.…

School District Gets Expensive Lesson on Prompt Payment Law. But Did the Court Get it Right?

My kids don’t like riding in my car. I urge them to look outside the window (I don’t have DVD), suggest that they roll down their…

Mixing Concrete, Like Baking a Cake, is Fraught with Problems When the Recipe is Not Followed

“Mixing concrete, like baking a cake, is fraught with problems when the recipe is not followed.” – Justice Kenneth Yegan, State Ready Mix, Inc. v. Moffatt…

Catch 22: “If You’re Moving Dirt, You Need to Control Your Dust” (But Don’t Use Potable Water!)

Returning from an Oregon vacation this past Summer along I-5, I found frequent reminders of the extraordinary drought conditions prevailing across California. A grey smoky gloom…

When a Construction Lender Steps into the Shoes of the Developer, the Door is Open for Claims by the General Contractor

Thank you to my partner Garret Murai for giving me the opportunity to post again on his excellent California Construction Law Blog. I am the author/editor…

Waive Not, Want Not: Waivers and Releases on California Construction Projects

California is one of a handful of states (12 to be exact) which have statutory mandated waiver and release forms for construction projects. So here’s what…

Re-Living the Bar Exam

Recently, I played a little law office hookie with a few of my colleagues, in the name of legal research (of course), to re-live the “bar…