Gregory P. Feit | Reavis Page Jump Earlier this month, in Smith v. Spizzirri, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires district courts to stay a lawsuit pending arbitration when asked by a party to do so, and that district courts lack the inherent authority to instead dismiss… Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court: District Courts Must Stay (And May Not Dismiss) Lawsuits Sent To Arbitration
Month: June 2024
Could Drafting — And Executing — A Good Settlement Agreement Be The Key To Being A Good Trial Attorney?
Robert D. Swanson and Ian K. McGlone | BoutinJones Wisdom teaches that one should be as cautious at the end of an important endeavor as at the beginning. Somewhere between 90% and 95% of all civil cases are resolved prior to trial. In one article from 2017, it was estimated that about one percent of all federal civil cases… Continue reading Could Drafting — And Executing — A Good Settlement Agreement Be The Key To Being A Good Trial Attorney?
Construction Contractor “Mean Tweets” Edition
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog Back in the day, if someone had a problem with you the rules of school yard jungle dictated that they had better tell it to your face or you had the right to call them out on it. That, of course, was back then. These days, with social… Continue reading Construction Contractor “Mean Tweets” Edition
The Subcontractor Performed. The Prime Contractor Paid. But a Hacker Ended Up with the Money. Who Is Responsible?
Paul Debolt, Christopher Griesedieck Jr. and David Smith | Venable When hackers gain access to a subcontractor’s information systems and divert the prime contractor’s payment to themselves instead of to the subcontractor, does the prime contractor still have to pay the subcontractor? A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of… Continue reading The Subcontractor Performed. The Prime Contractor Paid. But a Hacker Ended Up with the Money. Who Is Responsible?
Grace is (Almost) Gone – Florida Shortens Construction Defect Lawsuits to Seven-Year Window, Beginning July 1, 2024
Lee Tomlinson | Adams and Reese On July 1, 2024, the time frame to report construction defects in the state of Florida shifts from 10 years to seven years, as the grace period ends for Florida Senate Bill 360. SB360 was signed into law last year by Gov. DeSantis. It effectively modifies Section 95.11(3)(c) (now designated… Continue reading Grace is (Almost) Gone – Florida Shortens Construction Defect Lawsuits to Seven-Year Window, Beginning July 1, 2024