The Virginia Circuit Courts made a couple of interesting rulings published this month that I thought you should know about. They both emphasize the need to carefully read and analyze statutes and contracts. The first, Meeks Disposal Corp. v. Circle South, LLC, comes from the Norfolk Virginia Circuit Court and discusses one of Construction Law […]
Murphy was an Optimist- How to Deal with this Truth on a Construction Site
Anyone who deals with construction on a daily basis will tell you that something will go wrong on the job site. I am constantly reminded of this fact (and also reminded that I may have a somewhat skewed perspective because I spend my time either dealing with problems, or anticipating them for my construction clients). […]
Construction Change Order Provisions- Sword and Shield?
A recent case brought to my attention by Melissa Brumback (@melissabrumback) of the Construction Law in North Carolina Blog reminded me of the necessity to both include change order provisions in your construction contracts and to follow them. In the case of Artistic Stone v. Safeco in the Norfolk, VA Federal Court (linked from and […]
Be Careful with Venue in Contracts
If Musings has one overarching theme it is be careful with your construction contracts. The Courts remind us of that on a regular, if not daily, basis. One such case, in May of this year and out of the Eastern District of Virginia is Hall & Wilson Construction, Inc. v. Sockwell. Sockwell is a good […]
Reminder: Your Accounting and Other Records Matter
Recently, I’ve posted on mechanic’s lien changes, mediation and other more “legal” topics here at Construction Law Musings. Today’s post is a practical one and one that will help your friendly neighborhood construction attorney greatly should a dispute arise. The tip for this week? Keep clean accounting and other records by construction job and in […]