Dec 4, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The Supreme Court of Virginia recently accepted a Petition for Appeal by forty citizens of Gloucester County who were hit with sanctions for circulating a petition for signatures and filing the petition with the Circuit Court for Gloucester County to have some members...
Dec 3, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
We are pleased to announce that our firm has stepped up and adopted a formal sustainability policy. The policy adopts specific measures to reduce material and energy usage, increase reuse and recycling of materials, and to include sustainability as a core value in...
Dec 2, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Last week we discussed the first Chinese drywall case going to trial in January involves Virginia plaintiffs. We have two interesting reports that may constitute both shoes dropping at once. First, Engineering News Record reported on November 25, 2009 that a federal...
Nov 30, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Here is a sampling of cases to watch for in 2010. The Virginia Supreme Court has granted appeals for these cases earlier this year, and will hear argument in 2010. In May, the Court granted the appeal in W &W Partnership v. Prince William County BZA, et al.,...
Nov 25, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The economic loss rule defines that most basic of questions: who can sue whom and for what claims. Virginia still sticks to an extremely Conservative judicial model and this philosophical thread is readily apparent in cases dealing with this question. The Virginia...
Nov 23, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The first trial in the infamous Chinese drywall litigation will apparently involve seven Virginia homeowners. The first case is currently set for a bench trial on January 25, 2010. We have written several times regarding the Chinese drywall litigation, including...
