Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings Well, I’m back. It’s been quite a while since my last post due to some busy family times and running my law practice. Hopefully, you will hear from me more often in the future. Now. . . on with the post: I have often discussed indemnity provisions here… Continue reading More Fun with Indemnity and Construction Contracts!
Tag: Virginia
Expanded Virginia Court of Appeals Leads to Policyholder Relief
Michael S. Levine and Olivia G. Bushman | Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog Exercising its newly expanded jurisdiction that now permits Virginia’s intermediate appellate courts to hear insurance coverage disputes, the Court of Appeals recently reversed a lower court decision that allowed a two-year “Suits Against Us” provision to serve as a basis for an insurer’s… Continue reading Expanded Virginia Court of Appeals Leads to Policyholder Relief
Construction Contract Basics: Attorney Fee Provisions
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings I have discussed the need for attorney fee provisions in your construction contracts in prior posts here at Construction Law Musings, but thought it merited a restatement of the reasons for the inclusion of such fee provisions (and changing of such provisions when presented) here with the second of my construction contract… Continue reading Construction Contract Basics: Attorney Fee Provisions
Default, Fraud, and VCPA (Oh My!)
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings I’ve discussed the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) and the interaction between fraud and contract on numerous occasions here at Construction Law Musings. A recent case from the Eastern District of Virginia District Court discusses this interaction (along with that dreaded default) further. In Bhutta v. DRM Construction Corp., the homeowners, the Bhuttas, sued DRM… Continue reading Default, Fraud, and VCPA (Oh My!)
Nobody’s Perfect(ed): The Complex Landscape of Mechanic’s Liens in Virginia
Brian Clarke | Sands Anderson Mechanic’s liens have long been a valuable tool for mechanics and materialmen in the Commonwealth to secure their rights to payment. Yet, despite mechanic’s liens having been in existence for well over a century, properly perfecting and enforcing a mechanic’s lien continues to prove an extraordinarily difficult task, even for… Continue reading Nobody’s Perfect(ed): The Complex Landscape of Mechanic’s Liens in Virginia