Here at Construction Law Musings we have discussed the intersection of contracts, construction and fraud on several occasions. We’ve even discussed how such fraud can bleed over from the civil to the criminal. Recently, the Virginia Supreme Court weighed in again on the question of construction fraud and criminal allegations. In O’Connor v. Tice, the […]
Thoughts of a Solo Construction Lawyer (one month in)
As many of my loyal readers (thank you to you all) know, I went solo a month ago. After the initial week or two of scrambling to set up IOLTA accounts, billing systems and computers, I am able to get down to business and now am able to make at least an initial assessment of […]
Your Contractual Notice/Claim Procedures Matter
Remember how I stated that your construction contract governs the “law” of your business relationship? Remember how (at least as a subcontractor or supplier) the Virginia General Assembly stated that is no longer true in regards to pre-payment contractual mechanic’s lien waivers? Remember that most construction contracts contain a clause or two relating to claims […]
Voting Opens for the 2016 Best Construction Blog Competition
Yes, it’s that time of year again and my friends at the Construction Marketing Ideas blog, along with those that were kind enough to nominate Musings for the ballot, have put this construction law blog in the running again this year. As always, I truly appreciate your readership and would greatly appreciate a vote for […]
VOSH Jumps Into the Employee Misclassification Pool
The proper classification of workers by construction companies has been on the radar of the Department of Labor for both the US and Virginia governments for quite a while. While most of the misclassification is innocent and not done to create issues, there have been enough instances of purposeful misclassification of certain workers as independent […]