Originally posted 2012-06-11 09:58:43. Recently, there have been a few cases in construction that have grabbed the headlines (or at least those at this and some other blogs). The biggest stir seems to be from the Jacobs Engineering case discussed so ably by Matt Bouchard in last Friday’s Guest Post. However, while the “headlines” were […]
Another (Non-Dragas) Chinese Drywall Decision
Originally posted 2012-08-24 11:36:29. Here at Construction Law Musings, we’ve discussed the Dragas line of cases relating to Chinese Drywall. In those cases (for more, just plug in the word “Dragas” into the search field to the right of this post), the Court analyzed the insurance implications of remedial measures relating to Chinese Drywall. In […]
Repudiation, Termination and Negotiation in Construction Cases (An Appellate Perspective)
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we are happy to get appellate lawyer, Jay O’Keeffe‘s perspective on construction cases for a second time. Jay (@jayokeeffe) practices business and appellate litigation with Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore in Roanoke, VA. He can reached at 509-983-9459 or at his blog, De Novo. I was […]
Virginia Construction Law Roundup
Recently the state and federal courts here in the Commonwealth of Virginia made two construction law rulings that I thought you all would find interesting. The first of these involves the infamous Chinese drywall discussed in this blog on a couple of occasions. In another ruling in the continuing saga of Dragas Management (remember the […]