Kent B. Scott | Babcock Scott & Babcock This is the third installment in the series of articles on Dispute Resolution. Arbitration has long been favored as a means of resolving construction disputes. Many standard construction contract documents provide for a mandatory binding arbitration of all disputes arising under or related to the contract. Arbitration… Continue reading Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – A Better Option for Resolving Construction Disputes
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Thinking Beyond the Dispute Resolution Provision in Construction Disputes
Benjamin Pollock | King & Spalding | June 5, 2017 When parties cannot resolve a claim during a major construction project, the contracts dispute resolution provisions do not always need to read as step-by-step instructions. To the contrary, the situation may warrant a different approach that can be negotiated after the dispute arises. While agreement… Continue reading Thinking Beyond the Dispute Resolution Provision in Construction Disputes
Hard To Handle
Brian L. Hill | Construction Law Musings | June 30, 2017 For the better part of twenty years, I’ve had a front row seat to over 1,000 construction lawsuits, claims and other disputes. Whether it is allegations over defective design, manufacture or installation, or claims of delay or cost overruns, or related to injuries, death,… Continue reading Hard To Handle
Construction Disputes Becoming Faster and Cheaper, says Report
Out-Law.com | June 22, 2017 The value of construction disputes and the time taken to resolve them have both fallen over the past year, according to the annual Global Construction Disputes report from construction consultancy company Arcadis. The global average value of disputes dropped by $42,800,000 while the time taken fell by one month, to… Continue reading Construction Disputes Becoming Faster and Cheaper, says Report
Avoid Policy Pitfalls and Maximize Insurance Coverage for Construction Claims
Gabrielle T. Kelly | Brouse McDowell | February 9, 2017 Insurance Companies will often raise multiple exclusions that are contained in a standard Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy to deny coverage for a claim arising from a construction project. The most frequently raised issues in construction disputes are the group of exclusions known as the… Continue reading Avoid Policy Pitfalls and Maximize Insurance Coverage for Construction Claims