The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released a new series of state-specific waiver and release forms including forms for...

I wanted to thank Practical Law, one of several companies under the Thompson Reuters’, of Westlaw fame, umbrella, for interviewing me as...

It's not uncommon in construction defect litigation for each side retain one or more experts to give their opinion as to whether...

Nomos LLP Partner Garret Murai has been recognized as a 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers honoree in the area of Construction...

The Buy Clean California Act (BCCA) - Public Contract Code section 3500 et seq. - requires state agencies to consider the carbon content...

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...

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...

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...

"The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine" - Plutarch And grind they do . . . slowly. For long time readers of the...

As you know, late this past year Congress passed and President Biden signed the largest infrastructure bill since President Franklin D....

Trial by jury is a fundamental right under the U.S. and California Constitutions. However, to avail yourself of this right, you not only...

There’s certain things in life you shouldn’t mix. Like drinking and driving. Bleach and ammonia. Triple dog dares and frozen poles. And...

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...

I would like to thank the Construction Law Subsection of the Los Angeles County Bar Association for awarding me today (on 2/22/22...

Fights between owners and contractors under Business and Professions Code section 7031 can get nasty and detailed. An owner’s remedy...

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...

It was a newsworthy weekend. A volcano eruption off the coast of Tonga causing tsunami warnings as far west as California and as far...

In 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...

First 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...