On June 12, 2019, the World Bank announced that China-based Dongfang Electronics Co. Ltd. (“Dongfang”) would be debarred for fifteen (15) months for fraudulently bidding on a $60 million electrical expansion project in...more
6/21/2019
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Competitive Bidding ,
Corruption ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Infrastructure ,
Integrity Policies ,
Liberia ,
Manufacturers ,
Power Grid ,
Settlement ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
White Collar Crimes ,
World Bank
In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court in Hall Street Associates LLC v. Mattel Inc. determined that parties may not contractually agree to expand judicial review of arbitral awards beyond the grounds set forth in the Federal...more
6/11/2019
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Appellate Courts ,
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
ATDS ,
Default ,
Harassment ,
ICDR ,
Loan Agreements ,
Navient ,
Service of Process ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Violations ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated ,
Vacatur
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
United States ex rel. Am. Civ. Constr., LLC v. Hirani Eng’g & Land Surveying, P.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200829 (D.D.C. Nov 28, 2018).
The case involved the construction of a levee wall on the National Mall in Washington,...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued another decision making it easier for parties to arbitrate. This time, the Court did away with any exceptions to clauses delegating to arbitrators the right to decide their own...more
1/14/2019
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Contract Terms ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
Judicial Review ,
Motion to Compel ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Wholly Groundless Doctrine
Maxum Indemnity Co. v. Robbins Co., P.C., No. 1:17-CV-01968, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57729 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 28, 2018) -
On March 21, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio granted a motion...more
1/8/2019
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Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Project ,
Delay Claims ,
Duty to Defend ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
International Arbitration ,
Policy Terms
Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC v. Converteam SAS, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24671 (11th Cir. Aug. 30, 2018) -
On August 30, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to compel arbitration between...more
11/8/2018
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Arbitration Awards ,
Construction Industry ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
General Electric ,
International Arbitration ,
Jurisdictional Determination (JD) ,
Motion to Compel ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Removal Proceedings ,
Reversal ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
United Nations
Eugene Water & Elec. Bd. v. MWH Americas, Inc., 2018 Ore. App. LEXIS 879 (July 25, 2018)
On July 25, 2018, an Oregon appellate court concluded that a pair of subcontractors could not compel an owner to arbitrate its claims...more
On May 1, 2017, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) announced a new procedure under the AAA’s Arbitration Rules aimed at lowering the administrative cost of arbitrations involving three-arbitrator panels.
Originally...more
A.L. Prime Energy Consultant, Inc. v. Mass. Bay Transport Auth., 479 Mass. 419 (May 2, 2018) -
In a case of first impression, the Massachusetts Supreme Court held that general contract principles, and not federal case law,...more
7/20/2018
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Construction Litigation ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
First Impression ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Public Projects ,
State and Local Government ,
State Contractors ,
Termination for Convenience ,
Transporation Authories
Transocean Offshore Gulf of Guinea VII Ltd. v. Erin Energy Corp., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39494 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 12, 2018) -
On March 12, 2018, in Transocean Offshore Gulf of Guinea VII Ltd. v. Erin Energy Corp., the U.S....more
On March 5, 2018, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) unveiled its revised Non-Administered Arbitration Rules (the CPR Non-Administered Rules). The 2018 revisions mark the first update to...more
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
Lathan Co. v. State, No. 2016-CA-0913, 2017 La. App. LEXIS 2277 (La. App. 1st Cir. Dec. 6, 2017).
On December 6, 2017, the Louisiana Court of Appeals, First Circuit, reversed and remanded the trial court’s decision to...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
Dlorah, Inc. v. KLE Constr., LLC, No. CIV. 16-5102-JLV, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11043 (D.S.D. July 17, 2017) -
Plaintiff, Dlorah, Inc. (“Dlorah”), filed suit against defendant, KLE Construction, LLC (“KLE”), in connection...more