Oct 5, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Be aware that the procedural requirements of Virginia Code Section 15.2-1246 [pdf] apply to appeals denying claims arising under contracts covered by the Virginia Public Procurement Act, according to the recent case, Viking Enterprise, Inc. v. County of Chesterfield,...
Oct 2, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The construction industry is receiving somewhat mixed economic signals lately. On the good news front, the home building industry which has been mired in recession far longer than the rest of the economy is showing signs of life. Bloomberg reported that sales of new...
Sep 28, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The current state of the economy makes clear that cash-flow is king in the construction industry. As our last post discussing the failed Granby Tower project in Norfolk demonstrates, even very high profile projects can suffer disastrous failures if the players have...
Sep 25, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
One of the more intriguing and rewarding aspects of our recent entry into the legal blogging and social media arena has been the rapid development of conversations and connections with interesting people. Two of these friendships have led to cross-posts on a pair of...
Sep 25, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
As noted earlier today, we had the opportunity to post on the Construction Law Musings blog today as a guest blogger. The post discusses litigation involving the failed Granby Tower project in Norfolk, Virginia – Norfolk inhabitants will likely know this project...
Sep 21, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
As discussed previously, USGBC has imposed extended reporting requirements as part of its minimum program requirements for LEED. It appears the extended reporting already adopted may only be an initial step. We may see extended reporting requirements backed up by...
