News & Analysis as of

Contract Disputes Statute of Limitations

McGinnis Lochridge

Affirmative Defenses Are Insufficient to Rebut the Van Dyke Presumption

McGinnis Lochridge on

Under Van Dyke, deeds with double-fraction royalty reservations referencing “1/8” are presumed to reserve a floating royalty interest unless clearly contradicted. Defenses like waiver, ratification, and limitations cannot...more

Offit Kurman

How Long Is Too Long? What Statutes of Repose Mean for Your Liability Exposure

Offit Kurman on

How long are you on the hook for defects in a completed construction project? It’s a question that keeps many contractors and design professionals up at night—and for good reason. No project is flawless, and the duration of...more

Offit Kurman

Suing Someone? Five Crucial Factors to Consider Before Proceeding

Offit Kurman on

So, you think you can sue. Maybe you had a contract, and the other side breached it. Or maybe someone owes you money, and you’re ready to go after them. Not so fast. Starting a lawsuit is a big step, and there are many...more

Snell & Wilmer

Lessons from the Idaho Supreme Court Decision in Moyer v. Doug Lasher Construction and Statute of Limitations Considerations

Snell & Wilmer on

The Idaho Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Moyer v. Doug Lasher Construction, Inc., clarifying several critical issues in construction law and the application of the statute of limitations on summary judgment....more

MG+M The Law Firm

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to Address the Application of the Statute of Repose to Contractual Indemnification Claims

MG+M The Law Firm on

An issue of great importance to all construction project parties, including design professionals and contractors, is pending before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). In the matter of Trustees of Boston...more

Butler Snow LLP

Leveraging the UCC for Sellers

Butler Snow LLP on

For sellers of goods, it is all but impossible to escape the reach of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) because its Article 2 applies to sales of goods. The UCC contains several buyer friendly provisions (including certain...more

Morgan Lewis

Federal Circuit Decision Further Muddies Path to Compensation for Government Contractors

Morgan Lewis on

In Zafer Construction Company v. United States, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reaffirmed that a request for equitable adjustment by a contractor will be treated as a “claim” within the meaning of the...more

ArentFox Schiff

In Government Contracting Dispute, 11th Circuit Affirms $2M Verdict for Breach of Teaming Arrangement and Revives $100M Trade...

ArentFox Schiff on

Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a $2 million jury verdict against Boeing in a breach of contract suit by Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (AAI), a former government contracting partner,...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Change to the Statute of Limitations for Construction Defect Cases – How It Affects You

Under Minnesota Statutes § 541.051, an action arising out of the construction or improvement of real property must be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues. But when does the cause of action accrue? The...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Expect Careful Scrutiny of Contractually Shortened Statutes of Limitations

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

The statutes of limitations set forth in the CPLR are default rules, and parties generally are free to modify default rules by agreement.  But statutes of limitations also further the important public interests, such as...more

Carlton Fields

Connecticut Supreme Court to Consider Whether Parties Can Use FAA to Extend Time to Vacate Arbitration Award

Carlton Fields on

The Connecticut Supreme Court will consider whether the parties to an arbitration agreement can circumvent Connecticut’s 30-day statutory deadline for filing an application to vacate an arbitration award by including in the...more

Carlton Fields

Court Denies Motion to Set Aside Confirmation of Arbitration Award, Rejecting Arguments of Excusable Neglect, Manifest Disregard...

Carlton Fields on

The case involved a dispute over an automobile equipment supply contract. The parties’ disagreement was arbitrated, and the prevailing party filed in federal court for confirmation of the award. The supplier, after losing the...more

Carlton Fields

New York Court Compels Arbitration of Commercial Marijuana Dispute

Carlton Fields on

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

White and Williams LLP

Arbitration: For Whom the Statute of Limitations Does Not Toll in Pennsylvania

In Morse v. Fisher Asset Management, LLC, 2019 Pa. Super. 78, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania considered whether the plaintiff’s action was stayed when the trial court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint after sustaining...more

Gray Reed

Litigation-Related Legislative Bills that May Affect Your Texas Company

Gray Reed on

The 86th Texas Legislative Session has been in swing for almost two months, so we thought now would be a good time to highlight some proposed legislation relating to civil litigation that may affect your business....more

Bilzin Sumberg

New Second Circuit Statute of Limitations Ruling A Benefit to Loan Originators, Brokers

Bilzin Sumberg on

As originators and brokers of mortgage loans continue to get served with new lawsuits (or threatened with potential suits) related to loans that they conveyed to aggregators prior to the financial crisis of 2008, questions...more

Carlton Fields

Ninth Circuit Holds that Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Govern How to Calculate the FAA’s Three-Month Filing Deadline to Seek...

Carlton Fields on

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a petition to vacate an arbitration award because the petition was filed one day late. ...more

Downey Brand LLP

Mental Capacity Standards in California Civil Litigation

Downey Brand LLP on

What mental capacity standards apply in California civil litigation? Last month we presented on this subject at the Placer County Bar Association’s annual spring conference in Roseville. I’ll offer highlights here. Short...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Judge Salinger: Defendant’s Letter Disputing Existence of Contract Does Not Trigger Start of Statute of Limitations Period for...

In Bay Colony, Judge Salinger denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss a contract claim as time barred even though one defendant (AMB) had sent a letter to the plaintiffs more than six years earlier disputing the existence of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Florida Statutes of Limitations and Repose Governing Construction Claims Revised to Clarify Accrual Dates Effective July 1

Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott signed HB 377 providing for revisions to the Florida statutes of limitation and repose governing construction claims. The new law revises Fla. Stat. Sec. 95.11 (Limitations Other Than for the...more

Buchalter

Between A Rock and A Hard Place: How the Severin Doctrine May Relate to Your Statute of Limitations Period

Buchalter on

I previously blogged about the rules relating to pass-through claims, where a prime contractor’s recovery from an owner for damages suffered by its subcontractor is limited in certain circumstances. In the post, I talked...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

New York Supreme Court Holds RMBS Claims Are Timely, But Accrual Provision Unenforceable

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on

On March 3, 2015, Justice Marcy S. Friedman of the New York Supreme Court granted in part and dismissed in part Defendant Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss an action in which it was said to have...more

Burr & Forman

Sue Now, or Forever Hold Your Peace

Burr & Forman on

As a business owner, one of the many decisions you make is whether to file a lawsuit now or wait to see if the dispute gets resolved. Lawsuits can be unpleasant, and the potential expense leads many businesses to delay filing...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Court Applies New Statutory Amendment Retroactively

Morris James LLP on

Before the newly enacted statutory amendment, 10 Delaware Code Section 8106(c), parties could shorten, but were not permitted to lengthen, an applicable limitations period by contract because an extension of the statute of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Dispute Resolution Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2013/14 Country Q&A: Japan

MAIN DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS - 1. What are the main dispute resolution methods used in your jurisdiction to settle large commercial disputes? Litigation -- Litigation is the most frequently used...more

25 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide