Resources for Construction Lawyers and ADR Professionals
On February 12, 1925, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”)[i] into law. The FAA made written arbitration agreements in “maritime transactions” or contracts “evidencing a transaction involving commerce” “valid, irrevocable and enforceable.”
Arbitrating with a party who did not sign an arbitration agreement is counter intuitive to many lawyers. It’s commonly known that commercial arbitration is a creature of contract; parties cannot be forced to arbitrate disputes without a written arbitration agreement. But, as…