In a move that was much anticipated, the Virginia senate recently passed legislation barring straight pay-if-paid clauses in construction contracts between General Contractors and Subcontractors. SB550 effectively nullifies, for both private and public construction contracts, the “condition precedent” pay-if-paid clauses that are sometimes the bane of a subcontractor’s existence. The Virginia House of Delegates passed […]
Monitor Yourself to Avoid Construction Risk
Originally posted 2014-11-24 08:00:53. As I looked through my weekly piles of mail, an article in Constructor Magazine caught my attention. The article was in the insurance commentary section of the magazine and is entitled “Avoiding Common Causes of Contractor Failure.” While this article is written from an insurance perspective, many of the same principles […]
More Reminders that the Specific Contract Terms Matter
If there is a theme I have pounded upon here at Construction Law Musings in the over 13 years of posting, it is that the specific terms of your construction contracts will make a huge difference. While there have been reminders galore, a case from the Eastern District of Virginia presented another wrinkle on this […]
What a 13th Year of Musings it’s Been!
On this date back in 2008 (wow, that seems so long ago), I began Construction Law Musings at the Blogger platform with a brief announcement. Little did I know that this corner of the internet (or is it Blawgosphere?) would still be around in 2021! Since the inception of Musings, I’ve met several construction lawyers […]
15 Years of Legal Elite! Thanks for Your Continued Confidence.
Thank you once again to those in the Virginia legal community who elected me to the Virginia Business Legal Elite in the Construction Law category for the 15th consecutive year. The 15 consecutive years of election to the Legal Elite in the Construction Category spans my time as a solo construction attorney. The fact that […]