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Friday, May 7, 2021

Hear from the Pros: Using Zoom for Pre-Mediation Activities to Achieve Earlier Settlements

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In the 2020 Winter issue of  Under Construction , two of our D1 members, Paul M. Lurie and Robyn L. Miller, discussed  Using Zoom for Pre-Me...
Friday, April 30, 2021

What's Up At Division 1 (No. 10)

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Happy Law Day! Did you know that tomorrow, May 1st, is Law Day?  Do you know that Law Day was created by the American Bar Association? Well ...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

AAA Releases Discovery Best Practices for Construction Arbitration

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 The American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) recently released an important new document, “ Discovery Best Practices for Construction Arbit...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

Next Toolbox Talk Series -- April 22nd at Noon -- Virtual Testimony: Lessons Learned from the Arbitrator's Perspective

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  REGISTER Now that we have been living with virtual testimony on a more regular basis for one year, there are truly well-developed lessons ...
Monday, April 5, 2021

Privilege Walk -- April 29 at 3PM ET

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Join us on April 29th for the Division 1 Privilege Walk.  We are partnering up on this program with Division 13, the Forum's Diversity +...
Thursday, April 1, 2021

Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC: What the U.S. Supreme Court’s Upcoming Decision on 28 U.S.C § 1782 Means for International Construction Arbitration

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On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would consider the hotly contested issue of whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“ Section ...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

What's Up at Division 1 (No. 9)

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It's Springtime and Division 1 is hard at work on a number of programs and ventures which I will highlight in this month's post.   W...
Monday, March 22, 2021

A Brief Update on the Mexican Government Contract Litigation System

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The Mexican legal system treats differently disputes with respect to civil contracts (those executed by and between individuals) and dispute...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Neutral Evaluation Mediation Agreements

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Often parties select a mediator with deep knowledge of the subject matter in dispute, only to conclude that the typical mediation format doe...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Florida's Products Liability Economic Loss Rule Bars Claims Where Only Damage Sustained is to the Building Itself

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Can a products liability claim survive the economic loss rule (“ELR”) where the only claimed damage to “other property” is to the finished b...
Saturday, February 27, 2021

What's Up at Division 1 (No. 8)

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February was an great month for Division 1.  The Forum had its first ever virtual construction conference co-chaired by our own Cassidy Rose...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Drafting a Better Arbitration Agreement to Stay Out of Court

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A recent five-year, ten-state study proved that effectively managed arbitrations save time and money in comparison to litigation. This stud...
Monday, February 22, 2021

Meet D1's Neutrals - Melissa Dewey Brumback

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Meet Melissa Dewey Brumback ! She is an experienced  arbitrator, with over 22 years of practice, based in North Carolina.   Although she gre...