Originally posted 2010-08-13 09:00:18. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome a great friend. Scott Wolfe Jr. (@scottwolfejr)is a construction attorney in Louisiana, Washington and Oregon, and is the founding member of the construction practice Wolfe Law Group. He authors the Construction Law Monitor. He is also the founder […]
Sometimes Contractors Collect Without a License (Crawford Construction Revisited)
Originally posted 2012-11-26 09:00:56. Are you all looking for a case where the contractor did just about everything wrong from a documentation and licensing perspective and still got away with it? If so look no farther than Crawford Construction & General Contractors Inc. v. Kemp. This case came up here at Musings once before relating […]
Always Get Your Change Orders in Writing
Originally posted 2013-07-04 10:00:14. I have discussed the necessity of following your well-drafted contract documents and obtaining written change orders on numerous occasions here at Construction Law Musings. Recently, the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Richmond, VA gave a strong reminder regarding these two business practices for contractors. In Carolina […]
Another Reminder to Read Your Construction Contracts
Originally posted 2010-12-06 10:49:11. Recently, I came across another Virginia construction case that serves as a reminder that, in Virginia, the contract is king and that because of this fact, the contract will be enforced by its terms. In L. White and Company v Culpeper Memorial Hospital, the plaintiff contractor (L. White and Company) sued […]
Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Law-Important Legal Issues
Originally posted 2013-04-15 09:00:30. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Andrea Goldman for the second time. Andrea (@andreagoldman) is the principal in the Law Office of Andrea Goldman, 305 Walnut Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02460. She is a litigator, mediator and arbitrator. Andrea focuses on construction, contractor/homeowner and business […]