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On December 8, 2020, in Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. v. Kohlmeyer, a Texas Court of Appeals rejected a contractor’s appeal of a trial court order denying the contractor’s motion to compel arbitration in a home construction...more
A third-party contractor installed the defendant’s shingles on the plaintiffs’ roof. Subsequently, the plaintiffs filed suit for damages allegedly caused by the defendant’s faulty shingles and replacement of their roof. The...more
Contracts sometimes include arbitration clauses — where the parties agree that certain disputes will be resolved through arbitration instead of through legal proceedings. A recent Florida appellate decision — Hayslip v. U.S....more
In a win for residential developers seeking an alternative forum to resolve construction-defect claims, the Nevada Supreme Court rules that arbitration agreements in CC&Rs are enforceable. Based on the following, the court...more