Aug 31, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Arlington County has moved to sue yet another individual transportation official in its pending HOT lanes project in federal court in the District of Columbia. The pending case, a fight over the HOT/HOV lanes in I-395, argues that VDOT and the US Department of...
Aug 25, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
It’s hard to believe it’s already been over six months since we discussed this case in the blog post Never Underestimate the Value of Facetime, where Judge Williams of the U.S. District Court for the District of Virginia (Richmond Division) found a “distinct and ripe...
Aug 23, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The US EPA was forced to withdraw a portion of its proposed storm water management regulations in the context of a pending court challenge by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) and other parties. In the pending appeal to the United States Court of Appeals...
Aug 19, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of developing proposed national rulemaking to strengthen its stormwater program. The proposed rulemaking, which was previously announced in the Federal Register on Dec. 28, 2009, could dramatically alter the...
Aug 18, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
This year’s proposed Constitutional Amendments are now up for review prior to being voted on during the November 2, 2010 General Election this fall. There are three proposed amendments on the table: Property Tax Relief, Veteran Property Tax Exemptions, and...
Aug 16, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Many plaintiffs attempt to allege fraud claims in construction cases. These attempts generally fail in Virginia because a claimant must allege a basis for a fraud claim that arises outside the context of a contractual duty. This theory was clearly established in the...
