Two years ago in this space, I wrote a piece on Combatting Arbitration Inefficiency, calling for the development of a culture of efficiency in arbitration as a shared value in the construction bar.
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Can arbitrators determine what issues they have the power to decide? According to the U.S. Supreme Court, they can, provided there is “clear and unmistakable evidence” the parties intended to delegate threshold questions to...more
4/3/2019
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“Arbitration has been proven to be an effective way to resolve disputes fairly, privately, promptly and economically.” So provides the preamble to the Construction Industry Rules of the American Arbitration Association....more
2/19/2018
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NFL Mgmt. Council v. NFL Players Ass’n, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117662 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2015) -
“Arbitration has been proven to be an effective way to resolve disputes fairly, privately, promptly and economically.” So...more
2/25/2016
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Since 1994, Pennsylvania law has provided enhanced remedies for prevailing in a payment dispute arising out of a construction project. The prevailing party in a recent jury trial discovered uncertainty in the precise...more