The Mississippi Supreme Court recently considered the narrow role of courts in amending arbitration awards and the applicability of federal and state statutes in a choice-of-law conflict. See D.W. Caldwell, Inc. v. W.G. Yates...more
In the wake of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ long-awaited ruling in Noatex Corp. v. King Construction of Houston, LLC, Case No. 12-60385 (5th Cir. Oct. 10, 2013), which struck down Mississippi's now-repealed Stop-Notice...more
The Mississippi Supreme Court, in a case of first impression, recently addressed claims for nonpayment by contractors performing work in the state in violation of Miss. Code Ann. Section 31-3-15, which requires contractors...more