Casey Cross | Bricker & Eckler | July 10, 2019 In Berkley Ins. Co. v. Kent State University, Case No. 2018-00579, 2018-Ohio-5453 (Dec. 6, 2018), the Ohio Court of Claims held that when a construction contract contains a mandatory dispute resolution process, that process must be followed. Otherwise, the surety or contractor’s claim is irrevocably waived.… Continue reading Ohio Court of Claims Upholds Necessity of Contractors and Sureties to Follow Contractual Dispute Resolution Process
Category: Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution in the USA
Caitlyn Slovacek, Robert J. Ward and Robert M. Abrahams | Schulte Roth & Zabel | April 29, 2019 Litigation Court system What is the structure of the civil court system? The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal court and is provided for in article III of the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court… Continue reading Dispute Resolution in the USA
Dispute Resolution in California
Peter S. Selvin | TroyGold PC | April 29, 2019 Litigation Court system What is the structure of the civil court system? In the US, there are parallel state and federal court systems, consisting in each case of a trial court, an intermediate appellate court and a Supreme Court. While there are a number of… Continue reading Dispute Resolution in California
Initial Discovery Disaster Litigation Protocols Are Established
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 27, 2019 Rene Sigman from Merlin Law Group’s Houston office was invited to work with a panel of judges to determine a set of pretrial procedures designed to resolve cases efficiently, quickly, and fairly. Their work has finished and have published a set of protocols that most of… Continue reading Initial Discovery Disaster Litigation Protocols Are Established
The Devil’s in the Details: Dispute Resolution and Attorney’s Fees Contract Clauses
Kent B. Scott | Babcock Scott & Babcock | December 13, 2018 If you are a business owner, a property owner, or you work in the real estate industry, you have undoubtedly signed, drafted, reviewed, or negotiated many contracts. At their most fundamental level, written contracts are nothing more than the memorialization of the… Continue reading The Devil’s in the Details: Dispute Resolution and Attorney’s Fees Contract Clauses