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Five of the Most Common Construction Disputes that Require Construction Lawyers

Construction projects are often complex endeavors involving multiple parties, intricate contracts, and significant investments. Despite meticulous planning, disputes can arise, posing challenges that require legal expertise...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Dancing the Two-Step to Appeal an Arbitration Award in Alberta

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In its recent decision in Quanta Canada Holdings II ULC v Bremar Construction Ltd, 2024 ABKB 317, the Alberta Court of King's Bench (the Court) established a principled framework for considering an application for permission...more

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Contractor Prevails Against Owner In Arbitration Successfully Arguing Modification Of The Contract Based Upon The Parties’ Course...

Often, the performance by parties to a contract varies from the written terms and conditions of the contract in slight, immaterial ways. Occasionally, the parties’ performance, either individually or collectively, may vary...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Improper Application of Arbitration Clause Leads to Remand in Properplates Case

Indiana, like other states, has a strong policy favoring arbitration agreements, and Indiana courts construe arbitration clauses broadly to make matters abitrable so long as they reasonably fit within the language of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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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An Introduction to Collaborative Construction Contracts for Large and International Projects

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Where there is construction, there are contracts. Typically, these contracts are obtained through a competitive, hard-bid process, which is often criticized for causing adversarial relationships and driving continuous change...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Trends and Developments in Infrastructure Arbitration

The effects of COVID-19 and concerns about unforeseen events have caused both owners and contractors of infrastructure projects to re-evaluate how to best mitigate risk and manage disputes more efficiently. Some elements of...more

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Wash Your Hands and Read Your Contract: COVID-19 Reminders for the Construction Industry

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A year into the pandemic, many of us are reflecting on how far we have come. While we may laugh at the memory of wiping off grocery bags with Clorox, some of the lessons, like washing your hands for at least 20 seconds, are...more

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Contractor Loses Effort to Bind Remote Home Purchaser to Arbitration Clause

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Contract, Project, and Arbitration in Florida? State Has Personal Jurisdiction Over Action to Enforce Arbitration Award

On June 24, 2020, in Sayers Constr., LLC v. Timberline Constr., Inc., et al., a Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s denial of a contractor’s motion to dismiss. The contractor moved to dismiss for lack of...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2019 Legal Trends: Complex Disputes

As part of our quarterly series on current trends across different industries, our second article for 2019 explores litigation developments in Canada, outlining the impact on business and the potential ramifications of recent...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Construction in Brief: 2018 Volume 3

Welcome to the fall edition of Construction in Brief! In this issue, we provide the latest information on a number of legislative changes affecting your business. ...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Best In Law: Mechanics Liens And Arbitration Rights - Partner Victor L. Wolf Writes For The Press-Enterprise

Contrary to the old adage, a mechanics lien claimant that also has a contractual right to seek binding arbitration of disputes can have it both ways — provided they take action to preserve their arbitration rights. ...more

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State Statute Trumped by Federal Arbitration Act

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To protect contractors and subcontractors working on North Carolina construction projects, state law prohibits the enforcement of any agreement subjecting the parties exclusively to the laws of another state or making the...more

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Construction Advisory: Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Developer’s Right to Consent to Removal of Mandatory Arbitration Provision...

On June 5, 2017, the Colorado Supreme Court gave developers and contractors another reason to consider jumping back into the condominium construction market. By upholding the Colorado Court of Appeals decision in the Vallagio...more

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The Public-Private Partnership as a New Tool for Infrastructure Development in Argentina

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The Federal Executive Branch (known by the Spanish acronym, PEN) of the Argentine government recently submitted to the Argentine Congress a bill seeking approval of a new Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework. This...more

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Preventing Limitation of Liability End-Runs

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Owners who are dissatisfied with their contractors’ performance increasingly assert fraud-based claims in addition to breach of contract claims because fraud-based claims are not typically barred by contractual waivers and...more

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Construction Law Advisory - August 2015

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Pennsylvania’s Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (“CASPA”) is a powerful tool for contractors and subcontractors to ensure that they receive prompt payment for their work and may entitle them to expansive remedies,...more

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Court of Appeals Ruling Favors Arbitration of Construction Defect Claims

Finally—there is some good news for developers and general contractors regarding condominium construction defect claims. In a decision issued May 7, 2015, the Colorado Court of Appeals held that construction defect claims by...more

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Construction Law Advisory - May 2015

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In This Issue: - Beware of penny bidding: Contractors could be stuck footing the bill for differing site conditions - Pennsylvania Supreme Court weighs whether good faith refusal to pay is a factor in awarding...more

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Arbitration vs. Court Litigation

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Many business owners and construction industry entities prefer, as a matter of course, that construction disputes be submitted to binding arbitration. Others maintain that, because arbitration lacks facets of the procedural...more

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