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A recent 11th Circuit decision considered whether a contractor could recover the costs for work that was undisputedly outside the scope of the construction contract when the contractor failed to obtain prior approval from a specific party. In Mallo… Read More

On public projects, payment bonds typically provide lower tier claimants with certainty of payment for their work in the event a contractor refuses or fails to pay. Unfortunately, even sureties go out of business from time to time, leaving some unpai… Read More

Last month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland held that Maryland’s three-year statute of limitations barred causes of action for breach of contract, contribution, indemnity, and negligence in a lawsuit involving the design and co… Read More

This December, the Court of Federal Claims rejected a design-build contractor’s request for compensation for differing site conditions. In Metcalf Const. Co., Inc. v. United States, No.  07-777C, 2011 WL 6145128 (Fed. Cl. Dec. 9, 2011), the U.S.… Read More

In early 2012, the Virginia Supreme Court clarified that a notice of intent to file a claim and the submission of a claim may not always be inclusive of each other, and the failure to actually submit the claim after notifying the government of an int… Read More

The California Court of Appeals, Third District, in a recent opinion, found that the owner of a construction project and its general manager can be sufficiently removed enough from a construction subcontract to be found liable for tortious interferen… Read More

Shannon J. Briglia has been selected to serve as program chair for the 33rd Virginia Construction Law & Public Contracts Section Annual Seminar. This must-attend event for construction lawyers practicing in Virginia is scheduled for November 1-2,… Read More

Shannon J. Briglia has again been named a Virginia Super Lawyer for her work in construction and surety law. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognitio… Read More