Tag Archives: Christopher G. Hill

English v. RKK. . . The Rest of the Story

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Christopher G. Hill • 1 Comment

Business of Construction, Construction Law, Contracts

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 could have been read to violate Virginia law by requiring indemnity for English’s own negligence. In other words, the ambiguity worked in English’s favor (though that is not something to count on). The Court did not however address whether there was any negligence on English’s part and if there was, what was the contractual effect. Continue Reading

Happy Holidays 2018 from Construction Law Musings

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Christopher G. Hill • 0 Comments

Announcements, Construction Law

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?

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Christopher G. Hill • 0 Comments

Construction, Construction Law, Contracts

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

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Christopher G. Hill • 0 Comments

Construction, Construction Law, Contracts

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

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Christopher G. Hill • 3 Comments

Announcements, Business of Construction, Construction Law, Marketing

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

About Musings

I am a construction lawyer in Richmond, Virginia, a LEED AP, and have been nominated by my peers to Virginia's Legal Elite in Construction Law on multiple occasions. I provide advice and assistance with mechanic's liens, contract review and consulting, occupational safety issues (VOSH and OSHA), and risk management for construction professionals.

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