Gregory R. “Greg” Meeder From bidding to design to construction management, the use of computer-driven technology and tools have exploded in the construction industry. Historically, construction disputes have always been document intensive because they involve multiple parties, facts developing over one or more construction seasons and thousands of documents spread amongst developers, architects, engineers, general… Continue reading Alternative Dispute Resolution: Providing New Solutions to Burdens of Dealing With Electronic Discovery in Construction Disputes
Category: Arbitration
5 Reasons Why You Need Arbitration for a Construction Dispute
by Melissa Dewey Brumback on February 18th, 2012 Arbitration may be a better alternative to some construction disputes, assuming that you use a qualified and skilled arbitrator or arbitration panel. Here are five benefits for using arbitration over litigation: Arbitration means that the decision maker is anexperienced industry professional instead of a lay jury. Arbitration can… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Need Arbitration for a Construction Dispute
Piercing the Corporate Veil to Collect on Award is Outside Scope of Arbitration Clause
Liz Kramer – January 19, 2012 The highest court in the District of Columbia has held that piercing the corporate veil is outside the scope of the arbitration clause in Giron v. Dodds, 2012 WL 18574 (D.C. Ct. App. 2012). But the case’s reasoning may extend to all cases in which a party must bring… Continue reading Piercing the Corporate Veil to Collect on Award is Outside Scope of Arbitration Clause
Should a dispute under a letter of intent be arbitrated? – Lexology
Introduction This article will explore some issues concerning arbitration of disputes arising under a letter of intent (an “LOI”). Arbitration clauses are often included in the fi nal transaction documents but are rarely found in an LOI. Although [the party (the “Offeror”) offering a deal summarized in an LOI to the counterparty (the “Offeree”)] the… Continue reading Should a dispute under a letter of intent be arbitrated? – Lexology