John E. Bulman, R. Thomas Dunn and Sheya Rivard | Pierce Atwood Effective March 1, 2024, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has revised its Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (AAA Rules). The AAA Rules provide a framework for resolving construction disputes and address a wide range of topics from arbitrator selection to discovery… Continue reading New Updates to AAA Construction Rules Now in Effect
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Ninth Circuit: Incorporation of the AAA’s Rules Is Agreement to “Arbitrate Arbitrability”
Mark W. Frilot | The Dispute Resolver | November 6, 2015 The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Brennan v. Opus Bank, Nos. 13-35580 & 13-35598 (9th Cir. 8/25/15) is not a construction case. However, the court’s decision might be pertinent to parties seeking to compel arbitration of construction disputes, particularly disputes arising from contracts that… Continue reading Ninth Circuit: Incorporation of the AAA’s Rules Is Agreement to “Arbitrate Arbitrability”
Eight Things You Need to Know About the AAA’s New Construction Arbitration Rules
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | August 5, 2015 I just finished a construction arbitration this past week, which also explains my sporadic posts as of late, sorry. Coincidentally, on July 1, 2015, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) implemented their newly revised Construction Industry Arbitration and Mediation Procedures. For those of you who… Continue reading Eight Things You Need to Know About the AAA’s New Construction Arbitration Rules
How New AAA Construction Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures Are Enacted
Tony Lehman | The Dispute Resolver | July 7, 2015 As you may have heard, on July 1, 2015, the American Arbitration Association announced the release of updated Construction Arbitration Rules. Briefly, those changes include: an automatic referral to mediation for all cases with claims exceeding $100,000 (though each party has the ability to opt… Continue reading How New AAA Construction Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures Are Enacted