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

E. Mabry Rogers, J. David Pugh and Amandeep S. Kahlon | Buildsmart 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 personal jurisdiction in a dispute… Continue reading Contract, Project, and Arbitration in Florida? State Has Personal Jurisdiction Over Action to Enforce Arbitration Award

Insurer Must Cover Portions of Arbitration Award

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 19, 2019     The court determined that there was coverage in a construction defect case for portions of an arbitration award. Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp. v. Century Sur. Co., 2019 U.S. DIst. LEXIS 116093 (S.D. Texas July 12, 2019).      Descon Construction contracted with the… Continue reading Insurer Must Cover Portions of Arbitration Award

Insurer Must Pay Portions of Arbitration Award Related to Faulty Workmanship

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 21, 2019     The court determined that portions of an arbitration award against the insured contractor based upon faulty workmanship were covered by the policy. Wallace v. Nautilus Ins. Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122219 (D. N. H. July 23, 2010).      Plaintiffs, owners of… Continue reading Insurer Must Pay Portions of Arbitration Award Related to Faulty Workmanship

In a Matter of First Impression, the Supreme Court Reverses Trial Court: No “Evident Miscalculation” in Arbitration Award

Katherine Kohm, Esq. | The Dispute Resolver | May 24, 2018 The Supreme Court of Mississippi in D. W. Caldwell, Inc. v. W.G. Yates & Sons Constr. Co., No. 2017-CA-00116-SCT, — So.3d.– (Miss. May 10, 2018) reversed and remanded a trial court’s modification of an arbitration award for “evident miscalculation.”  The Supreme Court held that “evident miscalculation… Continue reading In a Matter of First Impression, the Supreme Court Reverses Trial Court: No “Evident Miscalculation” in Arbitration Award

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