Thoughts on construction law from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP, mediator, and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law

Category Archives: Business of Construction

Protecting the Public in Proximity to Construction Sites

Originally posted 2010-10-01 09:00:36. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has the pleasure of welcoming Jan Thomas, President of Circle Safety & Health Consultants, LLC for her second Guest Post. Jan is an occupational safety and health professional with doctorate, over 30 years of experience at the federal, state and university levels, and professional

Are Mechanic’s Liens the Be All End All of Construction Collections?

For those of you familiar with Construction Law Musings, you are aware of my affinity and discussion of those powerful but tricky collection tools: mechanic’s liens.  You have heard me tout their ability to secure payment when a contractor or subcontractor has not been paid on a construction project (even in the face of bankruptcy). 

Where Breach of Contract and Tortious Interference Collide

Originally posted 2022-01-03 09:00:05. Claims for breach of contract are numerous in the construction law world.  Without these claims we construction attorneys would have a hard time keeping the doors open. A 2021 case examined a different sort of claim that could arise (though, “spoiler alert” did not in this case) during the course of

Where Do We Go From Here?

Originally posted 2022-03-18 09:00:20. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, I welcome an old friend and past Guest Post Friday contributor, Mike Collignon. Mike is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair

Don’t Let Receivership Kill Your Miller Act Claim

Originally posted 2013-01-01 10:00:19. In this economy, even the companies that provide bonding for construction companies may have financial difficulties, and even go into receivership.  Recently, the U. S. District Court in Norfolk, VA decided an interesting case relating to an interestingly named project.  In U.S. v. Western Ins. Co., the court considered the default