This week’s Guest Post Friday is a bit different. This time, I get to “muse” at @andreagoldman’s Massachusetts Builders Blog. Andrea gave me the great opportunity to talk about the Miller Act. Here’s an exerpt: Federal and State government work are a growth area in construction these days. With the economy in a downturn (though […]
Affirmed: The Contract is King in Virginia
We have discussed the overwhelming need for precision in construction contract drafting on several occasions here at Musings. This need is illustrated with great clarity by the litigation surrounding the Granby Towers in Norfolk, Virginia. The circumstances surrounding the Granby Towers debacle have been well documented. For that reason, I will not re-iterate them […]
How To Get Sued
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has a real treat, a repeat visit from Victoria Pynchon. Victoria mediates and arbitrates complex commercial litigation, including multi-party construction disputes, for ADR Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. She blogs about negotiation at the Settle It Now Negotiation Blog and about the mediation and arbitration of intellectual […]
AGC Construction Contract Pitfalls Seminar
I will be participating as one of two panelists discussing the AIA and ConsensusDOCS potential pitfalls on February 23, 2010 at the Richmond, VA headquarters for the AGC of Virginia. I encourage all general contractors and subcontractors in the Richmond, VA area to attend. Check out the flier below. [ipaper id=25164935] For a .pdf of […]
Looking at Construction Cases “De Novo”- An Apellate Perspective
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we are happy to get appellate lawyer, Jay O’Keeffe‘s perspective on construction cases. Jay (@jayokeeffe on Twitter) practices business and appellate litigation with Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore in Roanoke, VA. He can reached at 509-983-9459 or at his blog, De Novo. I was psyched when […]