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: Contracts

Random Thoughts on LEED Challenges and De-certification

Originally posted 2010-05-10 09:00:01. Here at Musings, we have discussed the issues to do with LEED de-certification because of energy reporting (or lack thereof) by the owner of the building.  Remember the italicized portion of this last sentence, because the de-certification discussion has taken a new turn.  Now, not only can the Owner of a

Chinese Drywall Remediation Redux

Originally posted 2012-02-10 14:56:07. Earlier here at Musings, I opined that sometimes the old saw about no good deed goes unpunished applies to construction.  The subject of that post was litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia federal court between a contractor who reached an informal settlement with certain homeowners relating to Chinese drywall damages. 

A Few Construction Related Bills to Keep an Eye On in 2023 (UPDATED)

The annual General Assembly session is now well underway here in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  As is always the case, those in our fine state legislature have introduced with varying success a few construction-related bills.  This post will list just a few without comment, and a big one at the end that will likely spur

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

More on the VCPA and Construction

I have posted before regarding the intersection between the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) and construction contracting in regard to residential construction projects.  A case out of the Eastern District of Virginia District Court further discusses this intersection as it relates to design contracts that also include the procurement and installation of certain design elements