Category: Business of Construction

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Communicate Right: Communicate and Write

Originally posted 2015-02-09 09:51:26. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, we welcome back Melissa Dewey Brumback.  Melissa is a North Carolina construction lawyer and a partner at Ragsdale Liggett in Raleigh. She mostly represents architects and engineers in construction-related lawsuits. She also guides owners, developers, general contractors, and designers in drafting effective, efficient contract documents […]

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More Fun with Indemnity and Construction Contracts!

Well, I’m back.  It’s been quite a while since my last post due to some busy family times and running my law practice.  Hopefully, you will hear from me more often in the future. Now. . . on with the post: I have often discussed indemnity provisions here at Construction Law Musings.  I’ve posted on […]

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English v. RKK. . . The Saga Continues

Originally posted 2019-09-18 10:05:17. Remember back in 2018 when I thought I’d told you the end of the English Construction story regarding its various consultants, etc.?  I was wrong.  The matter went up on appeal to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals where the Appeals Court considered the summary judgment granted to the defendant Rummel, […]

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Another Reminder to ALWAYS Show up for Court

Originally posted 2020-01-17 11:09:52. I have discussed the need to always respond to a lawsuit on multiple occasions here at Construction Law Musings.  However, I keep reading cases where the defendant fails to appear either by pleading or in person.  Such action is never a good idea as demonstrated once again in the case of […]

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Yet ANOTHER Reason not to Contract without a License

Originally posted 2021-10-14 12:02:08. Remember when I stated that you cannot lawfully perform construction work in Virginia without a contractor’s license? Remember when I said that you risk non-payment if you do so?  If you needed another reason, a relatively recent Virginia Court of Appeals decision upholding a criminal conviction for performing construction work without […]

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