2024 Construction Law Update
We would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season as we approach 2024. The first half of the 2023-2024 legislative session saw the…
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Claims Litigated Under Government Claims Act Must “Fairly Reflect” Factual Claims Made in Underlying Government Claim
Unlike horseshoes and hand grenades, close sometimes isn’t close enough. In the next case, Hernandez v. City of Stockton, 90 Cal.App.5th 1222 (2023), the 3rd District…
OSHA Issues Final Rule on Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Data
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued its final rule (Final Rule) on electronic submission of injury and illness information. The Final Rule…
Nomos LLP Partner Garret Murai Recognized by Best Lawyers®
Nomos LLP Partner Garret Murai has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in its 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Construction…
Nomos LLP Partner Garret Murai Recognized by Super Lawyers
Nomos LLP Partner Garret Murai has been selected to the 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list in the area of Construction Litigation. This is the tenth…
2023’s Bank Failures: What Contractors, Material Suppliers and Equipment Lessors Can Do to Protect Themselves
It has been a tumultuous year for the banking industry. Since the beginning of this year the industry has seen the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank…
Playing Professor for a Day
I had the unique opportunity this past week to lecture at USC at the invitation of Professor Alan Croll. Professor Croll is an attorney and former…
2023 Construction Outlook: Construction Starts Expected to Flatten
There’s a lot to worry about going into 2023 according to Dodge Data & Analytics in its 2023 Construction Industry Outlook: Inflation More oil production cuts…
2023 Construction Law Update
As we approach 2023 we want to wish you and yours a happy holiday season. A total of 1,726 bills were introduced during the second…
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 on the mechanics of mechanics…
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 California. The new California-specific forms are:…
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 part of its AUTHORity…
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