Well, I’m off for some fun in the sun and on a boat for a week with my family (it being one of the few times of year that I have them all home) so I won’t be posting any new Musings this week. In the meantime, peruse the other posts on Virginia mechanic’s liens, […]
Ten Years of Musings. Wow!
Who knew that 10 years ago, this tiny announcement post would have spawned a blog that lasted this long? I sure didn’t. Back then, this blog was on the Blogger platform and I started it basically on a whim to see whether I would enjoy the process and learn something. I found that the answer […]
When is a Contract not a Contract?
As I’ve stated numerous times here at Musings, in Virginia the contract is king. The courts of Virginia will read a contract as written and where there is a contract (read as foreshadowing), the courts will assume the parties knew what they were doing and enforce it by its terms. However, there has to be […]
Be Careful with Continuous Breach and Statute of Limitations
If you are a construction attorney like me (or anyone that takes cases to court), you deal with statutes of limitation on a daily basis. These statutes seem pretty simple. A party has “X” amount of time in which to file its lawsuit after accural of the cause of action. In a breach of contract […]
Humility (and a lighter touch) Can Help Your Construction Marketing
Originally posted 2017-12-25 10:00:04. This week, Musings welcomes back Mark Buckshon of the Construction Marketing Ideas blog to Guest Post Friday. Mark publishes several regional construction industry newspapers and websites. He can be reached at 888-432-3555 ext 224 or by email at buckshon@cnrgp.com. Recently, in co-ordination with my business’s primary business consultant Bill Caswell, we […]