The Supreme Court of Texas has agreed to review whether an arbitration clause applies to a construction dispute between a developer, a builder, an architectural firm, and others.

Myriam E. Gilles, Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, has published Individualized Injunctions and No-Modification Terms: Challenging ‘Anti-Reform’ Provisions in Arbitration Clauses, University of Miami Law Review, 2014 Forthcoming; Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 437.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has refused to order an insurance company to pay an arbitral award in a construction defect case.

In part III of Managing Construction Conflict: Unfinished Revolution, Continuing Evolution, Professor Stipanowich highlights five trends that are likely to have a growing impact on our lives, on law practice and the management of conflict. Those five trends are: technology, globalization, insights through behavioral science and “big data,” longer productive lives (active retirement), and education and credentialing in the professional practice.