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Allegheny Construction Company, Inc. v. Town of Christiansburg, Virginia, et al., 86 Va. App. 321 (2025). McCormick Taylor, Inc. v. Allegheny Construction Company, Inc., 86 Va. App. 321 (2025). Kleinfelder, Inc., f/k/a Century Eng’g, Inc., d/b/a NXL Constr. v. Allegheny Constr. Co. Inc., 86 Va. App. 321 (2025). A recent decision from the Court of Appeals of Virginia emphasizes legal principles that apply to owners, contractors, and the design and inspection teams who support public projects. It reiterates that project participants working for the same owner—including consultants and their employees—generally can’t be sued for tort claims based on their work […]

Mattawoman Energy, LLC v. Cove Point LNG, LP (August 6, 2024) Discovery can be a time-consuming, costly, and laborious process. In many cases, discovery requests seek information that is sensitive, confidential, or difficult to produce. The party on the receiving end of a voluminous set of discovery requests can hardly be blamed for wanting to avoid responding wherever possible. But when is it appropriate for a trial court to narrow the scope of discovery to specific issues in the case? In August, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a new memorandum opinion reversing a circuit […]