Stephen G. Test | Williams Mullen | July 27, 2017 When building a construction project in Virginia, it is essential that you understand the obligations and supporting legal principles for each of the parties involved in the Project. You cannot make an informed judgment of the risk involved unless you know the scope of liability… Continue reading A Primer on Design Professionals’ Liability in Virginia
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2016: A Busy Year for the Supreme Court of Virginia, Including 2 Significant Decisions for the Construction Industry
Joseph R. Pope and Robert K. Cox | Williams Mullen | July 5, 2017 If you are a design professional providing services in Virginia, or a general contractor on a public works project for the Commonwealth of Virginia, you need to know of two Virginia Supreme Court decisions in 2016. You ask why? The answer… Continue reading 2016: A Busy Year for the Supreme Court of Virginia, Including 2 Significant Decisions for the Construction Industry
Where Insurance and Contracts Collide in Construction
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings | May 23, 2017 As has been said a “few” times here at Construction Law Musings, the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia strictly interpret the actual terms of a construction contract. A recent case in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond provides yet another example… Continue reading Where Insurance and Contracts Collide in Construction
No Flow-Down of a Waiver of the Statute of Limitations to Subcontractor
Katherine E. Kohm | The Dispute Resolver | November 22, 2016 In the matter Hensel Phelps Construction Company v. Thompson Masonry Contractor, Inc. et al. the Supreme Court of Virginia considered whether a subcontract waived the applicable statute of limitations–meaning there was no time restriction to filing a lawsuit–by incorporating by reference the prime contract… Continue reading No Flow-Down of a Waiver of the Statute of Limitations to Subcontractor
Western District of Virginia Confronts Several Legal Issues That Frequently Impact Multi-Party Construction Disputes – Economic Loss, Damage to Other Property, Third Party Beneficiary Status, Warranties, Subrogation, and Third-Party Joinder
Robert A. Gallagher | Pepper Hamilton LLP | July 14, 2016 Allstate Insurance Company v. Structures Design/Build, LLC, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34349 (WD VA March 17, 2016) This construction dispute case arises from a failed pipe connector that caused water damage to a facility and insured personal property, which Hillel at Virginia Tech, Inc.… Continue reading Western District of Virginia Confronts Several Legal Issues That Frequently Impact Multi-Party Construction Disputes – Economic Loss, Damage to Other Property, Third Party Beneficiary Status, Warranties, Subrogation, and Third-Party Joinder