Originally posted 2012-02-24 09:00:08. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome a good friend, Brett Marston. Brett is the head of the construction law practice group at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore in Roanoke, Va. and a member of the firm’s management committee. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has extensive
Originally posted 2013-12-30 09:00:38. It’s that time of year again here at The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC. Christmas has come and gone and we’re in the relatively quiet time before the new year. What does that mean? It means the obligatory (almost) year end reflection on everything from the success of the
Back in 2015, the Virginia General Assembly amended the mechanic’s lien statute (Va. Code 43-3) here in Virginia to preclude any contractual provision that diminishes a subcontractor or supplier’s “lien rights in a contract in advance of furnishing any labor, services, or materials.” However, this amendment was only applicable to subcontractors and suppliers. For political
Originally posted 2017-01-26 10:29:28. After the last two weeks’ analyses of a couple of big construction decisions that came out recently, I thought I’d keep this week’s post practical and short for those that are not construction lawyers. So without further ado, here is a short checklist of the top things (aside from calling their
Originally posted 2012-08-24 11:36:29. Here at Construction Law Musings, we’ve discussed the Dragas line of cases relating to Chinese Drywall. In those cases (for more, just plug in the word “Dragas” into the search field to the right of this post), the Court analyzed the insurance implications of remedial measures relating to Chinese Drywall. In