As I have discussed at Musings on several occasions, the general rule in Virginia is that fraud and construction contracts do not mix. In other words, most of the time, even where a contractor clearly misrepresents the work performed, an owner can only recover in contract, and not for fraud with its potential for punitive
Whew! After a whirlwind two weeks of travel (some by a long bus ride with a great group of kids, including my daughter), I’m back and far enough above water to get back to posting. Thanks for your patience during a bit of a lull. Recently I have been on an “advisory” kick here at
For this weeks Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Adam Stone and Kaytie Pickett for the first time. Adam and Kaytie practice construction and commercial law with Jones Walker, LLP, a full-service law firm with offices spanning the Gulf Coast states. Adam has twenty years’ experience drafting construction contracts and successfully
Construction Law Musings will be taking a break this week. Don’t worry, I’ll be back refreshed and ready to go after a nice relaxing beachfront vacation. In the meantime, please check out the Guest Post Fridays, and explore the various pages of this blog. To all of you that read and subscribe to this corner
I have stated on many occasions here at Musings that mediation is a great solution in many, if not most, construction cases. As a construction lawyer, there are very few cases in which I do not at least broach the subject of mediation with my client and likely with opposing counsel. When wearing my advocate/counselor