Here at Construction Law Musings , I have discussed the filing of mechanic’s liens in Virginia and various cases discussing the pitfalls to be found in the filing of these powerful collection tools.  Aside from the obvious defenses involving the 90 day filing term, the 150 day “look back&# period , and the 6 month statute of limitations for filing suit to enforce a lien, the Virginia mechanic’s lien statute contains numerous provisions that could help an owner faced with a lien.  Image via Wikipedia. Among them are the following: 1.  Section 43-4.01 ). license. MORE >>

Todd is a partner in the Northern Virginia office of construction law firm Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald.  Todd is also Immediate Past Chair of the Virginia State Bar Construction Law and Public Contracts Section. In two weeks the Virginia State Bar’s Construction Law and Public Contract Section, in coordination with Virginia CLE, will host its 32 nd Annual Seminar at the Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville.  Business of Construction Construction Law Guest Post Friday Marketing Charlottesville Virginia Christopher Hill Construction virginia Virginia State Ba MORE >>

Between the economic loss rule and the Virginia Courts’ almost (though not completely) impregnable wall between tort and contract , punitive damages may seem completely out of the picture.  However, like all seemingly immutable laws, this one has an exception according to the Chesapeake County, Virginia Circuit Court.  I’ll post the case once the PDF is available) this Virginia court was faced with the following scenario.  Image via Wikipedia. Punitive damages are hard to come by in construction law cases.  In Sawyer v. Pincus Jr. & Co. license. MORE >>

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Painted relief map of the state of Virginia. Interestingly, the recent uptick in the construction economic landscape here in Virginia caused me to get more, rather than fewer, calls requesting help with the filing or defense of mechanic’s liens. Because even the seemingly simplest of commercial construction projects can have these types of wrinkles, every Virginia construction lawyer needs to be sure to get a title search performed on the property by a well qualified title examiner. Cloud on the Horizon for Mechanic’s Lien Claimants in Virginia? license. MORE >>