America’s Infrastructure Gets a D+
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has issued their 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, which assigns a letter grade to the nation’s infrastructure. Our country’s grade…
Economic Damages and the Right to Repair Act: You Can’t Have it Both Ways
In 2002, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 800 also known as the Right to Repair Act (Civil Code Sections 895 et seq.) in an…
The Bathroom Wars Continue: New California Single-User, Gender-Neutral Bathroom Law Takes Effect March 1, 2017
Against the backdrop of President Trump’s recent withdrawal of former President Barack Obama’s transgender bathroom guidance, a new California law governing single-user restrooms takes effect March 1, 2017. While…
Trump, Infrastructure and the Construction Industry
It’s been a whirlwind since Donald Trump became President. Some might even say a tornado. Many believed (including myself) that he couldn’t win. I was wrong. Some also believed…
California Enacts New Claims Resolution Process for Public Works Projects
If you’re a public entity or contractor involved in public works construction you should be aware of a new law, AB 626, which took effect on the first…
2016 Update to CEB’s Office Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease Now Available
In December, the Continuing Education of the Bar · California, a program of the University of California co-sponsored by the California State Bar, released its 2016 Update to its…
Construction Injuries Under the Privette Doctrine. An Electrifying, but Perhaps Not Particularly Shocking, Story . . .
We’ve talked about the Privette doctrine before (see here, here, and here). The Privette doctrine, named after the court case Privette v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 689, provides in…
In Real Life the Bad Guy Sometimes Gets Away: Adding Judgment Debtors to a Judgment
As most litigators will tell you a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit needs to be able to prove both liability and damages to win a case. That…
“An Airport for the Jet Age”
One of my partners sent around this very cool, retro 1962 promo video for the Oakland International Airport (which, by happenstance, our firm represents . . .…
2017 Construction Outlook: Slow, Mature Growth, but No Decline, Expected
As we count down the remaining days of 2016 (thank God) it’s time to think about what the new year will bring (I’m good with pretty much…
2017 California Construction Law Update
To say it’s been an exciting year in politics would be an understatement. While most of the nation’s attention was focused on the presidential election, state legislatures,…
Construction Contract Clauses Only a Grinch Would Love – Part 4
Scope, time and cost provisions may be the most important clauses in your construction contract but they’re not the only ones which can impact your bottom…
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