If you’re looking for a construction law post, this isn’t it. This Sunday morning I woke up to the news that the Trump administration deported over…
2025 Construction Outlook: Growth, But Uneven in Certain Areas
By Glen McGorty
I think it’s safe to say that we’re well past any lingering economic impacts of COVID-19 although it has undoubtedly left an indelible imprint on the…
Rebuilding After the 2025 Southern California Fires
By Glen McGorty
The 2025 Southern California wildfires – the Palisades Fire (January 7, 2025), Eaton Fire (January 7, 2025), Hughes Fire (January 22, 2025) and Border 2 Fire…
2025 Construction Law Update
By Glen McGorty
It’s that time of year again. The second half of the 2023-2024 legislative session saw the introduction of 2,124 bills, of which, 1418 were signed into…
Avoiding Wage Claims in California Construction
By Glen McGorty
For both private works projects and state and local public works projects in California, higher-tiered contractors can find themselves opening up their wallets if…
The Privette Doctrine and Its Exceptions: Court of Appeal Grapples With the Easy and Not So Easy
By Glen McGorty
In CBRE v. Superior Court, 102 Cal.App.5th 639 (2024), the 4th District Court of Appeal grappled with a thorny and not-so-thorny issue involving injured parties…
Court Retained Jurisdiction to Enforce Settlement Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 Despite Dismissal of Complaint
By Glen McGorty
Attorneys will commonly add a Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 provision in their settlement agreements to ensure that courts have continuing jurisdiction to enforce the…
2024 Update to CEB’s Mechanics Liens Now Available
By Glen McGorty
For a number of years we have had the honor to serve as update authors for several publications of California’s Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB).…
Word of the Day: “Contractor”
By Glen McGorty
What’s in a word? When it comes to insurance policies, a word, can potentially mean millions of dollars. In California Specialty Insulation, Inc. v. Allied World…
Employees in Construction Industry Entitled to Compensation for Time Spent Complying with Employer-Mandated Security Protocols
By Glen McGorty
Wage and hour laws dictating how employers must compensate their employees for time worked can, given the innumerable ways that employees perform their jobs, raise a…