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Virginia Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law Blog
http://valanduseconstructionlaw.com
Our blog contains insight and commentary on real estate, land use and construction law issues with a focus on Virginia. We also devote commentary to green building and LEED related issues.
- Added on: Sep 20th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Timothy R. Hughes
- Listed in: Real Estate Economics
- Tags: real estate construction green building law litigation land use
Recent Posts
Virginia\'s Economic Loss Rule Demystified: The Basics
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 qu...
Chinese Drywall - Virginia Plaintiffs Go First
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 ...
Katrina Verdict: The Corps of Engineers Takes a Beating
After a 19 day bench trial, on Wednesday evening a federal judge ruled in favor of six plaintiffs seeking compensation against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages flowing from Hurricane Katrina. The court ruled that ...
Recovering Delay Damages under the Virginia Public Procurement Act, Part II
Earlier this year, the Virginia Supreme Court decided Martin Brothers Contractors, Inc. v. Virginia Military Institute, taking the opportunity to revisit its decision in Blake Construction. The Virginia Military Institute (“VMI”) contract...
Metro Safety May Go Federal
The Washington Post reported on Sunday that the Obama administration will propose taking over safety regulation of subways and light rail, including the regional Metro system. Metro has been taking a regular beating in the p...
LEED and Energy Models Continued: The Illinois Regional Study
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Mark Twain, paraphrasing Benjamin Disraeli We have a new and very interesting recent report on green building to examine, the Regional Green Building Case Study Project: A post-occ...
