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Arbitration is a widely-used method for settling disputes between parties. During arbitration, parties submit their dispute to an impartial third person or party, usually chosen by the parties. Typically, parties... more +
Arbitration is a widely-used method for settling disputes between parties. During arbitration, parties submit their dispute to an impartial third person or party, usually chosen by the parties. Typically, parties to arbitration agree in advance to be bound by the arbitrator's decision. Arbitration is an alternative to litigation, but it shares many of the familiar features of litigation. Namely, parties to arbitration hold hearings before neutral decision-makers, present evidence and argue the merits of their position. Parties often choose arbitration due to its perceived advantages over litigation. Those perceived advantages include greater efficiency and flexibility, and lower costs. less -
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Construction Law Update – Second Quarter 2025

GRSM’s Construction Group is pleased to publish the latest issue of our Construction Law Update, a quarterly take on trends of interest to design professionals, contractors, and developers throughout the country....more

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Get the F*** Off My Site! Court Upholds Verbal Contract Termination

An Idaho court has confirmed an arbitration award for a general contractor who left a project and did not return after being told by the owner to “get the f*** off my site.” The case involves the construction of five...more

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11th Circuit Confirms International Arbitration Award in Guatemalan Hydropower Project Dispute

Last week, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed an international arbitration award in a case involving a failed hydroelectric project in Guatemala. The project involved an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction...more

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Grounds for Vacating an Arbitration Award Remain Extremely Limited

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision last week upholding an arbitral award, despite the failure of the arbitrators to make certain pertinent disclosures. The case involves an international arbitration...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon Court of Appeals Analyzes Insurance Coverage Issues in Construction Dispute

In Twigg v. Admiral Insurance Co.,[1] the Oregon Court of Appeals recently resolved an insurance coverage dispute arising out of a construction project. Two homeowners hired a contractor to build a new home. The homeowners...more

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How Final Is a Final Award? Turns Out, It Is Difficult to “Escapes!” a Final Arbitration Award in a Construction Conflict

How final is a final arbitration award? In Escapes! To the Shores Condominium Association, Inc., et al. v. Hoar Construction, LLC, and Architectural Surfaces, Inc., the plaintiff condo association argued that an arbitration...more

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It’s a Family Affair: SCOTX Compels Non-Signatory Minor Children to Arbitrate Their Construction Defect Claims with Signatory...

A novel question arose over the past few years in residential construction law as to whether minors were subject to the contractual provisions in their parents’ purchase or construction contract. The contract typically has a...more

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Too Costly to Be Fair: Texas Appellate Court Finds the Arbitration Clause in a Residential Construction Contract Unenforceable

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In Cont’l Homes of Tex., L.P. v. Perez, No. 04-21-00396-CV, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 7691, the Court of Appeals of Texas (Appellate Court) considered whether the lower court erred in refusing to enforce an arbitration clause in a...more

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Step-by-Step: Failure to Strictly Comply With Dispute Resolution Procedure Can Waive Contractual Right to Arbitrate

Most state and federal courts have expressed a strong preference for parties to resolve their legal disputes via binding arbitration when there is an arbitration clause applicable to the dispute, but there are instances where...more

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Appellate Court Notes - Week of August 26, 2019, (SC 20131) Department of Transportation v. White Oak Corporation (Collateral...

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(SC 20131) Department of Transportation v. White Oak Corporation (collateral estoppel and statutory off-sets) - In this decision, the Supreme Court concluded that the State could reduce the amount of damages it was ordered...more

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Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Superior Court’s Confirmation of Arbitration Award, Finding That Arbitrator Did Not Manifestly...

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Gainesville Mech., Inc. v. Air Data, Inc., No. A19A0518., 2019 BL 229069 (Ga. Ct. App. June 19, 2019) - The First Division of the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a superior court’s decision to confirm an arbitration...more

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Parties Must Proceed to Arbitration Despite Unavailability of Arbitration Forum Specifically Named in the Contract

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Paulozzi v. Parkview Custom Homes, L.L.C., 2018 Ohio App. Lexis 4739 ( Nov. 1, 2018) - This case arose out of a dispute between homeowners and their contractor. Dissatisfied with the work, the Paulozzis sued their...more

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Eighth Circuit Upholds Confirmation of Arbitration Award Directing Payment of Attorney’s Fees and Expenses Unrestricted by...

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In a case concerning a contract for the construction of a pipe conveyor system, ProEnergy Services, LLC, and its surety Western Surety Company (collectively, “ProEnergy”), appealed a judgment confirming an arbitration award...more

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Kentucky Court of Appeals Draws a Distinction Between Substantive and Procedural Questions of Arbitrability, and Explains the...

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Ambac Assur. Corp v. Knox Hills LLC, 2018 Ky. App. Lexis 188 (June 15, 2018) - This case involves a February 1, 2007 design/build agreement governing the rights of the several parties involved with a military housing...more

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NC Court of Appeals Clarifies When a Nonsignatory Can Compel Arbitration

Generally, only signatories to an arbitration agreement can compel one another to arbitrate their claims. However, in certain situations, a nonsignatory may take advantage of an arbitration agreement between other parties....more

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Claim Of Fraudulent Inducement Of A Construction Contract Does Not Invalidate Arbitration Clause In That Same Contract

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Koudela v. Johnson & Johnson Custom Builders, LLC, 2017 Ohio App. Lexis 5800 (December 29, 2017) - In this case, Nicolas and Monica Koudela (the “Koudelas”) entered into a construction contract with “Johnson & Johnson...more

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Appeal it All! Guarding Against Multiple, Independent Grounds

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You’ve identified a killer issue for appeal, no doubt a winner. Congratulations! You still lose. How can that be? In Novum Structures, LLC v. Choate Construction Company, Inc., 698 Fed. Appx. 608 (11th Cir. 2017), the...more

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Fifth Circuit Finds Order Not “Final” For Purposes Of Appellate Jurisdiction

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that an order compelling arbitration and staying a related action was not an appealable “final decision with respect to arbitration” under the Federal Arbitration Act...more

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Appellate Court Holds That The New Mexico Unfair Practices Act Applies To A “Services” Contract For The Construction Of A Home,...

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Fogelson v. Bozzone, 2017 N.M. App. LEXIS 58 (July 26, 2017) - In May of 2008, Wallen Development, LLC (“Wallen”) entered into a written agreement to construct and sell a new home to David and Corinne Fogelson...more

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Texas Court of Appeals Holds That the Effect of a Failure to Meet a Specific Contractual Deadline for Arbitration is a Procedural...

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Tilson Home Corp. v. Zepeda, No. 14-16-00075-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 12022 (Tex. App. Nov. 8, 2016) - The Court of Appeals of Texas has held that an arbitrator—not a trial court—must determine whether a prerequisite to...more

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