Originally posted 2018-11-27 10:20:30. Back in February, I discussed a case relating to indemnity and ambiguity. The opinion in that case, W.C. English, Inc. v. Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP et al., allowed a breach of contract and indemnity claim to move forward despite the fact that conflicting term sheets between the plaintiff and defendant […]
Happy Holidays 2018 from Construction Law Musings
Happily, the older two kids are home from college and Musings is enjoying some time off for Christmas. I wish you all Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC and Construction Law Musings. To all of my friends, colleagues and most importantly, family, I hope you have a […]
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 […]
Thanks for 12 Years of Confidence and Legal Elite Elections
Thank you, for the 12th year running (and all of my years in solo construction practice), to the Virginia legal community that continues to elect me to the Virginia Business Legal Elite. The 12 years in a row of election to the Legal Elite in the Construction Category spans my time at my prior firm […]