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: Construction Law

Early Action on Your Construction Contract is Key

Originally posted 2014-09-23 10:59:49. I bang the drum of early and frequent consultation with one of us construction attorneys on a regular basis here at Musings and in other places of the “blawgosphere.” Why do I do this?  Doesn’t such consultation help to avoid the problems that seem to make those of us in the

Default Should Never Be An Option

Every time I think that the construction industry has learned that failure to respond to a lawsuit is never the correct response, another case of default judgment comes out.  I’ve discussed on multiple occasions that failure to respond can only lead to disaster.  Aside from being barred from making any substantive response to the allegations

When Should You Call Your Lawyer? Not Too Late!

Originally posted 2017-08-14 09:23:21. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes back Timothy R. Hughes, Esq., LEED AP.  Tim (@timrhughes on Twitter) is Of Counsel to the Arlington, Virginia firm of Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. In his practice as a business, corporate, and construction law attorney, Tim has served as the Chair of

Another Reminder to Read Your Construction Contracts

Originally posted 2010-12-06 10:49:11. Recently, I came across another Virginia construction case that serves as a reminder that, in Virginia, the contract is king and that because of this fact, the contract will be enforced by its terms. In L. White and Company v Culpeper Memorial Hospital, the plaintiff contractor (L. White and Company) sued

Maybe Supervising Qualifies as Labor After All

Remember back in 2021 when I “mused” about Dickson v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland et al.?  Remember how the Eastern District of Virginia held that mere supervision does not qualify as “labor” under the federal Miller Act?  Well, the 4th Circuit recently weighed in on the appeal of that case and had some