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Arbitration or arbitrary? A guide to help you decide whether to arbitrate construction disputes

  • Nexsen Pruet
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  • USA
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  • March 19 2013

As a general rule, I am almost convinced that all disputes in the construction context should be settled by arbitration. Arbitration offers the

Lay down the swords and mediate your construction dispute

  • Smith Currie & Hancock
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  • USA
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  • February 1 2013

The mediator looked at the opposing lawyers and reminded them of the adage "he who sues my client is my friend." What? Heresy you say? Not so fast

The construction trial will be held far, far away!

  • Duane Morris LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 31 2013

Suppose you're a New Jersey subcontractor on a New Jersey project, where the project owner is based in New York and the prime contractor in Wisconsin

Southeast (Tx): objecting to an arbitrator’s jurisdiction to decide a claim

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 10 2012

Mandatory binding arbitration provisions are commonplace in construction contracts

Developers may require that construction defect disputes be resolved through arbitration

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 19 2012

The California Supreme Court recently ruled that developers by including an arbitration provision under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) in Homeowners’ Association Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (“CC&R’s”) may require that construction defect actions be resolved through arbitration rather than by jury trial

California court upholds mandatory arbitration provision in construction defect cases: Pinnacle Museum Tower Association v. Pinnacle Market Development

  • Ballard Spahr LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 31 2012

The California Supreme Court held that in a construction defect dispute between a condominium owners association and a developer, the parties are

Arbitration of construction defect claims against developer and general contractor

  • Polsinelli Shughart PC
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  • USA
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  • October 16 2012

Denver District Court orders arbitration of construction defect claims in Glass House Residential Association v. Alta Riverfront LLC et al, no. 2012CV1531

Arbitration clause enforcement

  • Smith Currie & Hancock
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  • USA
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  • October 5 2012

Construction professionals across the country should be aware that courts will go to great lengths to enforce arbitration provisions whenever possible

Dispute resolution provisions in construction contracts

  • Duane Morris LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 2 2012

In the construction industry projects are unpredictable and problems can occur for any number of reasons (e.g., poor weather and site conditions, material cost increases, design changes and delays, the owner’s decision to cancel the project, or any combination of these and other factors

Incorporation of collective bargaining agreement on routine form insufficient to create arbitration agreement

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
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  • USA
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  • September 17 2012

This is unheard of!