New Statutory Requirements for Condominium Inspections Following the Collapse of Champlain Towers South in Florida

Heightened statutory inspection and maintenance requirements in high-rise condominium buildings emphasize the critical importance of similar inspection and maintenance regimens for similarly situated properties. On June 24, 2021, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story oceanfront condominium building suddenly and unexpectedly collapsed… Read more

June 13, 2022 | Construction

What To Expect From The Virginia Supreme Court Regarding Certified Questions Of Law

By W. Thomas Chappell

*This article was authored with the assistance of Summer Associate, Alexa Kathol Macumber. Alexa is pursuing her JD at the Regent University School of Law. While the vast majority of cases heard by the Supreme Court of Virginia are to… Read more

June 13, 2022 | Appellate Law

IRS Announces Another Compliance (Audit) Pilot Program. Oh joy!

By Neil V. Birkhoff

In the June 3, 2022, issue of the IRS Employee Plans News, the IRS Employee Plans group announced it is piloting a pre-examination retirement plan compliance program beginning in June 2022. Under this program, the IRS will notify a plan… Read more

June 6, 2022 | ERISA & Employee Benefits | Tax

The New Court of Appeals of Virginia Issues Its First En Banc Ruling, Issuing an Important Ruling on Preservation of Error

By W. Thomas Chappell

Recently, in Jacks v. Commonwealth, No. 0833-20-3, ___ Va. App. ___ (May 17, 2022), the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued its first en banc ruling since it expanded from 11 to 17 full-time members to accompany the new rights… Read more

June 2, 2022 | Appellate Law

U.S. Army Corps Reissues Virginia Statewide Permits, but Excludes Mining Activities

The Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (“Corps”), in coordination with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“VDEQ”), is proposing two Virginia State Programmatic General Permits (“SPGP”) authorizing discharge of dredge or fill material in nontidal waters… Read more

May 31, 2022 | Environmental & Alternative Energy | Environmental Law Monitor

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