I have discussed the interplay between the economic loss rule, fraud and construction contracts on many occasions here at Construction Law Musings. You may ask why the consistent drumbeat? The answer lies in the fact that we attorneys tend to try and think of creative ways to avoid the economic loss rule when contractors act […]
Off to New Orleans for Green Legal Matters
Back in March, I posted on this great conference. Now it’s here and early tomorrow morning I will be heading off to the great city of New Orleans to join friends and fellow construction and green building bloggers and attorneys (among them Tim Hughes (@timrhughes), Shari Shapiro (@sharishapiro), Chris Cheatham (@chrischeatham) and Doug Reiser (@douglasreiser)). […]
Sometimes Construction Can Turn Criminal
I have discussed the fact that an action for civil fraud is almost impossible to maintain in the Commonwealth of Virginia. However, a recent case from the Commonwealth of Virginia Court of Appeals reminds us all that in some circumstances the Virginia General Assembly has seen fit to make certain actions by contractors will open […]
Thanks for the Guest Post Fridays
Guest Post Friday takes a break today. However, I did want to take the chance to say thank you to all who contribute to this little corner of cyberspace. I had no idea a year ago when I started Guest Post Fridays on a whim that it would be come such an important and well […]
ConsensusDOCS Goes Green
Recently, the ConsensusDOCS, a set of form documents that compete with the older (though in my opinion, no more useful) AIA contract documents with which all general contractors and subcontractors are familiar, released a Green Building Addendum(the ConsensusDOCS 310). In the interest of full disclosure, I am a member of the working group on this […]