Jampol Zimet LLP – November 12, 2013 The California Court of Appeals ruled this summer, in a surprising decision that has shaken the building industry, that the Right to Repair Act does not apply in cases where a home has suffered actual damages. In the case before the Court, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Brookfield… Continue reading The Right to Repair Act Does Not Apply to Cases With Actual Property Damages
Category: Construction Law
Supreme Court Rules that Courts Must Give Controlling Weight to a Forum Selection Clause by Transferring the Action to the Selected Forum in all but the Most Exceptional Circumstances
David Zaslowsky and Grant Hanessian – January 28, 2014 Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 134 S. Ct. 568 (2013) [click for opinion] Atlantic Marine Construction entered into an agreement with J-Crew Management for a construction project in Texas. The agreement included a forum-selection clause which… Continue reading Supreme Court Rules that Courts Must Give Controlling Weight to a Forum Selection Clause by Transferring the Action to the Selected Forum in all but the Most Exceptional Circumstances
Utah Court of Appeals Limits Third-Party Beneficiary Contract Claims Against Appraisers, but Recognizes Tort Based Third-Party Claims
David Leta – Snell & Wilmer – January 13, 2014
Supreme Court Opinion Instructs on the Enforcement of Forum-Selection Clauses
Jacob Manning – Dinsmore & Shohl LLP – January 7, 2014
Pennsylvania Court Holds Defectively Designed Windows and Doors May Give Rise to an “Occurrence”
Richard Mason – Cozen O’Connor – December 20, 2013