Whitney Judson | International Law Office | January 7, 2019 Introduction Construction project schedules are oftentimes the source of many disputes between project owners and contractors. These disputes notoriously evolve into the subject of litigation and arbitration claims that assign fault for delayed project completion to one party or another. A party finding itself in… Continue reading Floating on Assumption: Navigating Construction Project Float Ownership
Tag: Construction Disputes
“Up On The Roof”
Victor Metsch | Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP | October 18, 2018 When this old world starts getting me down And people are just too much for me to face I climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space…[*] Every aspect of residential cooperative or… Continue reading “Up On The Roof”
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – A Better Option for Resolving Construction Disputes
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
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