Philadelphia Construction Law Blog

Kaplin Stewart Construction attorneys Robert Korn with assistance from paralegal Lynne Scott, successfully represented a contractor client in a breach of contract action and for violation of the Pennsylvania Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act.

It is admittedly rare for the United States Supreme Court to consider a case that implicates construction contracts directly. The Court, in its new term, has just heard oral argument on a construction contract issue that could have a far reaching impact on the construction industry though.

Robert Korn, a partner in the construction law department at Kaplin Stewart, will be one of 3 featured speakers at a presentation for the Montgomery County Bar Association on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.  The program on the drafting of arbitration clauses is a CLE class aimed at all members of the bar.  Mr. Korn will be joined by two other experienced and respected attorneys, Steve Yusem and Judith Meyer.  Among the topics to be covered are the qualifications and selection of arbitrators, discovery, and enforcing arbitration awards.

A demand for mediation or arbitration based on a contractual agreement may qualify as a “first filed action” according to the Appellate Division in New Jersey. In a matter of first impression, the court considered whether a demand for mediation or arbitration may be viewed as a first filed action in CTC Demolition Company Inc. v. GMH AETC Management/Development, L.L.C.