Contract Disputes, Breach of Contract, Motion to Compel

Fifth Circuit Reverses Decision Denying Motion to Compel International Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 5/20/2025

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, concluding that the contract between the parties evinced an intent to arbitrate even if the purported arbitral...more

Itemized Appraisal Ordered Over Delay and Coverage Dispute Objections: A Shift in the Appraisal Enforcement Paradigm?

Zelle LLP on 4/22/2025

In a recent decision, Gray v. Philadelphia Contributionship, 748 F. Supp. 3d 367 (D. Md. 2024), U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar granted a policyholders’ motion to compel appraisal and stayed litigation in a diversity...more

The Saiber Construction Law Column: April 2025

Saiber LLC on 4/8/2025

New Jersey law recognizes that the voluntary arbitration of civil disputes is generally favored, subject to certain exceptions. One exception occurs when a party to a contract containing an arbitration waives its right to...more

New York Court Compels Arbitration of Commercial Marijuana Dispute

Carlton Fields on 10/22/2019

The defendants moved to compel arbitration of a complex dispute concerning the parties’ investment in medical marijuana companies. The plaintiff claimed that the defendants breached a non-compete agreement and fiduciary...more

District Court Compels Arbitration Pursuant to Operating Agreement

Carlton Fields on 9/30/2019

The action arises out of a foreclosure sale in which property was conveyed to First 100 LLC. Subsequent to the foreclosure sale, First 100 conveyed the property to Alan and Theresa Lahrs as trustees of the Lahrs Family Trust....more

Federal District Court in South Dakota Compels Arbitration Despite Defendant’s Failure to First Submit the Dispute to the Project...

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/14/2017

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