Originally posted 2016-11-24 10:01:00. Image via Wikipedia It will come as no shock to you that the economy has put a hit on the construction industry. Left and right we hear about developers and contractors hitting the skids, both through bankruptcy and otherwise. Personally, I take the view that the construction industry will end up […]
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 […]
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween from Construction Law Musings and The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC! Here’s hoping you and your families have a spooky, fun, and laughter-filled All Hallows Eve.
Is Settling a Bond Claim in the Face of a Seemingly Clear Statute of Limitations Defense Bad Faith?
We have often discussed payment and performance bonds here at Construction Law Musings, most often in the context of payment bond claims relating to federal and state-owned. construction projects. A late 2020 case out of the Eastern District of Virginia federal court examined what happens after such a claim, in this case, based upon a […]
Sometimes a Reminder is in Order. . .
Originally posted 2019-11-18 09:11:09. Recently, I was talking with my friend Matt Hundley about a recent case he had in the Charlottesville, VA Circuit Court. It was a relatively straightforward (or so he and I would have thought) breach of contract matter involving a fixed price contract between his (and an associate of his Laura […]