Timothy R. Hughes – June 4, 2013 As many contractors and lawyers know, filing a proper mechanic’s lien in Virginia is quite difficult. Virginia law provides that a mechanic’s lien must strictly comply with all of the provisions of the code. Because the lien recovery can circumvent typical limitations and allow parties to sue outside… Continue reading Lien Filing Update: Virginia Mechanic’s Liens Get Even Harder
Category: Construction Law
New Florida Statute Allows Limitation of Design Professional Liability
Jennifer W. Fletcher, Michael G. Kerman, Kent W. Collier, Jennifer S. Lowndes and Laura J. Stipanowich – June 6, 2013 Over the past fourteen years, third parties have been able to maintain a direct negligence cause of action against an individual design professional, such as an architect or engineer, arising out a construction project, despite… Continue reading New Florida Statute Allows Limitation of Design Professional Liability
Don’t threaten me!
Karl Oles – June 4, 2013 A 2013 decision from New York reminds us that threats can be costly. In Mometal Structures, Inc. v. T.A. Ahern Contractors Corp., from the Eastern District of New York, Mometal was hired by Ahern as structural steel subcontractor. The project was delayed for reasons that were not Mometal’s fault. Mometal tried to… Continue reading Don’t threaten me!
Can I File a Mechanics’ Lien on a Building That Was Never Built? Maybe…
Jennifer M. Horn and Daniel E. Fierstein – June 5, 2013 The Backdrop Since the Recession of 2008, the story of the construction project that fell through shortly after breaking ground has repeated itself far too frequently. In too many of these situations, financing dries up, leaving owners without project funds to pay general contractors… Continue reading Can I File a Mechanics’ Lien on a Building That Was Never Built? Maybe…
Bond Principal Necessary On A Mechanic’s Lien Claim
Christopher G. Hill – June 5, 2013 As anyone that reads my construction law blog knows, mechanic’s liens are a big part of the Virginia landscape for a construction attorney like me. One option for dealing with a mechanic’s lien here in Virginia that we have not discussed but so often is the ability to… Continue reading Bond Principal Necessary On A Mechanic’s Lien Claim