New and Revised AAA Rules that May Affect Your Construction Contracts -

Does your contract contain a dispute resolution section that refers to the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) rules, mediation and/or arbitration proceedings? If so, then you need to be aware of some changes that took effect last month. The AAA revised its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures to revise some existing rules and to add some new rules.

According to AAA, these changes were intended to standardize the AAA’s longstanding practices and improve processes through which disputes are resolved...