11/13/2012
In an extension of wrongful discharge liability, the Virginia Supreme Court recently concluded in the recent majority decision in VanBuren v. Grubb that supervisors could be sued in tort for their involvement in a wrongful discharge. The majority court rejected the minority position that only an employer has the ability to hire or fire employees,… Read more »
11/09/2012
Virginia’s mechanic’s lien code makes provision for a mechanic’s lien to be bonded off by a surety, and for suit thereafter to brought against the sureties on the “bond off” bond per Virginia Code Sec. 43-71. The statute does not address whether the principal under the bond, typically the general contractor, is also a necessary… Read more »
11/07/2012
On October 18, 2012, the General Accountability Office (GAO) issued its decision in Emerigent Technologies, Inc., B-407006 addressing an agency’s use of price realism evaluations. While the GAO reaffirmed that agency’s have that discretion, the GAO emphasized that before an agency can do so it must provide clear notice alerting offerors of that intention. The… Read more »
