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When is an Improvement not an Improvement on a Construction Project?

Originally posted 2012-09-21 08:00:01. Today I am back on the legal analysis/interesting case train after a few weeks of getting my new solo practice (thank you to all who have wished me well in this endeavor) up and running and discussing various green building trends and topics. This week’s case discusses the operation of the […]

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Legislative Update on Bills of Note (Updated Post-Adjournment)

In two prior posts, one specifically relating to a bill that was introduced to apply a statute of limitatons on state agencies for construction projects and one more general, I discussed some of the legislation pending in the Virginia General Assembly that could be of interest to construction professionals. This post will update the status […]

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ConsensusDOCS Hits the Cloud

Originally posted 2012-05-14 09:00:07. I have discussed the ConsensusDOCS here at Musings on a few occasions.  These relatively new form documents, endorsed by the AGC among other trade organizations, are a great counterpoint to the AIA documents that we all are more than familiar with and as construction attorneys and contractors have likely reviewed on […]

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Incorporation, Indemnity and Statutes of Limitations, Oh My!

Originally posted 2017-02-07 09:00:55. We all know that the contract is king in Virginia.  We also know that Virginia will allow for a so called “incorporation” clause that will allow for “flow down” of certain prime contract provisions in a way that will make those provisions applicable to subcontractors.  We also know that a claim […]

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Construction Bills Headed to VA General Assembly

Last week, I highlighted a statute of limitations bill that will be considered by the Virginia General Assembly because it has a major effect on interactions between construction contractors and the Commonwealth of Virginia. However, that is not the only interesting piece of legislation being proposed this 2019 session.  Here are two others that I […]

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