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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Contractor Loses Effort to Bind Remote Home Purchaser to Arbitration Clause

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On December 8, 2020, in Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. v. Kohlmeyer, a Texas Court of Appeals rejected a contractor’s appeal of a trial court order denying the contractor’s motion to compel arbitration in a home construction...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Privilege Logs in Contract Disputes Act Litigation: An Equal Obligation for Both Parties

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A recent decision from the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals highlights that the Board will demand sufficiently detailed privilege logs from both agency and contractor litigants. Contractors and agencies must prepare...more

Carlton Fields

Oklahoma Supreme Court Reverses Course: Finds Arbitration Clause Printed on Shingles’ Wrapping Did Not Bind Homeowner to Arbitrate

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A third-party contractor installed the defendant’s shingles on the plaintiffs’ roof. Subsequently, the plaintiffs filed suit for damages allegedly caused by the defendant’s faulty shingles and replacement of their roof. The...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Supreme Court Agrees to Review California Rule Invalidating Contractor Arbitration Agreements

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On October 1, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of a company whose mandatory arbitration agreements with its contractors were deemed invalid by California state courts. Once again, the Court will determine...more

Baker Donelson

Maryland Court of Appeals Limits Right to Appeal Denial of Petition to Compel Arbitration

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Private construction contracts routinely include arbitration clauses to ensure that disputes that arise from a project are resolved by a technically skilled arbitrator. Questions may arise, however, about whether an...more

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