Dec 9, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
No state has a longer shoreline than Florida – over 2,000 miles of shoreline, with 825 miles of beaches. These beaches define Florida’s top industry of tourism and are in a constant state of erosion. Understandably, Florida has embraced the “public trust...
Dec 7, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
We have seen waves of claimed problems with construction products over the last several decades: PVC plumbing fixtures and materials; fire retardant treated (FRT) plywood; exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS). We are on the front edge of another eruption with...
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.,...
