Feb 26, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
In a recent Fairfax Circuit Court case, Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Simpson Unlimited, Inc., the court wrestled with the issue of what exactly constitutes an “improvement” under Virginia’s statute of repose found in Virginia Code Section 8.01-250. Three Flint Hill...
Feb 24, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The Fourth Circuit has just issued their decision upholding the district court’s ruling in Universal Concrete Products Corporation v. Turner Construction Company, the topic of a December 2009 blog post on the Granby Tower litigation. The parties agreed that the...
Feb 22, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Land use policy is the fulcrum in the tug of war between the property rights of individual owners and the regulatory interest of communities in establishing and enforcing a vision of their own community. Three separate conversation and analysis threads bring home the...
Feb 19, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
My friend Vickie Pynchon recently posted at Chris Hill’s blog, Construction Law Musings, on “How to Get Sued”. On the flip side, there are some simple pointers that all individuals and entities can follow that will dramatically reduce the chances of...
Feb 17, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
A recently completed study by Arlington’s Retail Task Force outlined some interesting conclusions for ground floor retail, suggesting something contrary to the status quo of conventional urban planning thought . Traditionally, in Arlington County, as well as...
Feb 16, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Award winning design does not necessarily translate to an effective, successful or liveable built environment. My interest and passion for interesting design is somewhat tempered by my having seen the consequences of projects not matching constructability and...
