Arbitration is the most widely used method of dispute resolution in the construction industry. Parties should understand the key concepts and common types of claims when deciding whether to arbitrate disputes involving...more
Days after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, governments from around the world scrambled to enact measures aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. ...more
On Nov. 21, the Queen Mary University of London School of International Arbitration, in partnership with the U.K.-based law firm Pinsent Masons LLP, released its ninth annual international arbitration survey focused on...more
On Nov. 21, the Queen Mary University of London School of International Arbitration, in partnership with the U.K.-based law firm Pinsent Masons LLP, released its ninth annual international arbitration survey focused on...more
3/9/2020
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Construction Contracts ,
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Popple Construction, Inc. v. Reilly Associates, Inc. No. 775-MDA-2017, 2019 BL 213236 (Pa. Sup. Ct., June 10, 2019).
On June 10, 2019, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a lower court decision to deny a motion to...more
8/2/2019
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Municipalities ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Public Bidding ,
Public Projects ,
State Contractors ,
Third-Party Relationships
Legal System -
1. Is your jurisdiction primarily a common law, civil law, customary law or theocratic law jurisdiction? Are the laws substantially derived from the laws of another jurisdiction and, if so, which? What...more
7/9/2019
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Affirmative Defenses ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contract Formation ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Delay Claims ,
Delays ,
Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) ,
Duty to Warn ,
Expert Witness ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
FIDIC Contracts ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Jurisdiction ,
Liens ,
Limitation Periods ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Litigation Privilege ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Payment Bonds ,
Payment Suspensions ,
Performance Bonds ,
Personal Guaranties ,
Physical Impossibility Rule ,
Practical Completion ,
Settlement Offer ,
State Procurement Contracts ,
Subcontractors ,
Substantial Completion ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Timely Project Completion
Winger Contr. Co. v. Cargill, Inc., No. 17-1169, 2019 BL 132092 (Iowa Apr. 12, 2019).
On April 12, 2019, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling which held that, inter alia, the Iowa mechanic’s lien statute...more
5/31/2019
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Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Terms ,
Failure To Pay ,
General Contractors ,
IA Supreme Court ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Mechanics Lien ,
Subcontractors
Cont’l Res. v. P&P Indus., LLC, 2018 N.D. Lexis 20 (January 22, 2018) -
In 2013, Continental Resources Inc. (“Continental”), an oil producer doing business in North Dakota, entered into a master servicing agreement,...more
Frontier Dev. LLC v. Craig Test Boring Co., 2017 U.S. Dist. Lexis 149950 (D.N.J. Sept. 15, 2017) -
On September 15, 2017, the Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed plaintiff’s, Frontier...more
Rembrandt Enters., Inc. v. Dahmes Stainless, Inc., No. C15-4248-LTS, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144636 (N.D. Iowa Sept. 7, 2017) -
On September 7, 2017, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Iowa denied a...more