Originally posted 2010-12-03 09:00:25. Green Building is all the rage. From the latest version of LEED, LEED 3.0, to discussions of “LEEDigation.” Every level of government wants in on the latest in sustainability. Musings discussed this trend in prior posts relating to Virginia and “green” building and Virginia Business Magazine chimed in as well. This […]
Tort or Contract? It’s All in the Pleading
If you’ve been reading Musings for any period of time, you’ve read about the fact that in most instances tort (i. e. negligence or fraud) claims and contract claims do not mix. Notice I said rarely. As is usually the case with a blanket statement like the one above, the Courts will tend to come […]
Greening Risks and Rewards – the Insurance Perspective (Part I)
Image of Martha Sperry For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has a real treat. Martha Sperry (@advocatesstudio on Twitter) is an attorney with extensive experience in the insurance industry. Martha’s clients have included underwriters and agents representing Lloyd’s syndicates, third party administrators and agents and various foreign and domestic insurers and reinsurers. Martha has […]
Do Trade Contractors Need Errors and Omissions Insurance?
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes, Mark E. Rabkin, a triple-bottom line risk consultant assisting his clients understand and manage the exposures they face daily that threaten their economic, social and ecological performance. Licensed as a property and casualty insurance broker for over 10 years, Mark works with the team at Althans Insurance […]
Always Show Up For Court, Or Else. . .
I have often discussed construction payment bond claims from the perspective of the subcontractor or supplier making the claim. However, a recent case (that I only have the Virginia Lawyers Weekly link for) discusses the potential dire consequences of such a claim for a payment bond principal and any guarantor under that bond. In Hanover […]