Originally posted 2015-07-28 11:00:06. Remember that case I discussed a while back relating to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) building in Annapolis, Maryland? Remember how it was a lawsuit over parallams and failure of those parallams? Do you even remember what a parallam is? Well, that case was initially dismissed upon the Defendant’s Motion for […]
Happy Labor Day from Construction Law Musings
Ahh, Labor Day, the end of summer break for many, and the beginning of another school year for some (though if traffic is any indication, school has started for most in Virginia). Our three are now all out of college and two are married. My wife and I are enjoying “empty nest” and time with […]
Be Sure to Dot All of the “I’s” and Cross the “T’s” in Virginia
Originally posted 2017-08-02 13:48:45. As a construction company from outside of Virginia that wants to work here in the Commonwealth, there are numerous “hoops” that you need to jump through to be able to perform work and most importantly get paid. Among these are obtaining a Virginia contractors license, find a registered agent here in […]
When is a Residential Subcontractor not Subject to the VCPA? Read to Find Out
Originally posted 2017-11-27 09:00:36. The Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) can and often does apply to residential construction. The transaction between a residential contractor and an homeowner has been held to fall under the consumer transaction language of the VCPA and on occasion been used to avoid the issues with the economic loss doctrine in […]
Shameless Plug Alert! Be Sure to Check out the 46th Annual Construction Law Seminar
I have been attending the Annual Construction Law and Public Contracts Law seminar for years now (with my firm having “100% attendance” every time). I’ve also, almost annually, praised the combination of networking and programming at this great two day gathering of construction lawyers, judges, and other construction law adjacent presenters. I have even been […]