Originally posted 2010-10-22 09:00:52. Image via Wikipedia As I read through this week’s cases published in Virginia Lawyers Weekly, I came across a case posing an interesting question. The question is, “If your bid is rejected along with everyone else’s, can you complain?” The short answer set out by the Rockingham County, Virginia Circuit Court […]
Six Months of Solo Musings
Originally posted 2011-01-17 17:07:58. Recently, I looked up at the calendar and it hit me. . . I’ve been solo for a bit over 6 months now. Now that I’m six months in, and have 2010 behind me, I thought I’d share a few observations and thoughts. First, and most importantly, the doors are still […]
No End in Sight: Managing Latent Defect Exposure in a Post-Jacobs Engineering World
Originally posted 2014-05-30 15:00:56. For this week’s Guest Post Friday post here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome first time poster Matt Bouchard. Matt is a partner with Lewis & Roberts, PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina. For over ten years his practice has focused on representing the interests of contractors, sureties and owners in connection […]
Be Careful with Arbitration Clauses in Construction Contracts
Originally posted 2013-03-04 09:00:06. The Fairfax County Circuit Court has done it again. In Comer, et. al v. Goudie, et. al., CL 2008-2110 (December 11, 2008), the Fairfax Court considered the following: The Plaintiffs in the three suits decided by the Court entered into contracts with Timberline Design and Build, Inc. (“Timberline”) for the construction […]
Reminder: Always Order a Title Search for Your Mechanic’s Lien
Originally posted 2017-07-12 12:01:28. Mechanic’s liens are close to my heart as a construction attorney. These powerful tools for collection have been (and likely will be) discussed often here at Construction Law Musings. In fact, they rated their own page here at this little construction blog. While the form for a mechanic’s lien that is […]