Federal Appeals Court Finds Contractor’s Invocation Of Arbitration Untimely

Mealey's (April 17, 2018, 1:44 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 16 affirmed a lower court judge’s denying a motion to compel arbitration filed by a contractor accused of construction defects, finding that its attempt to invoke its right to arbitration in a footnote in a post-answer motion to dismiss was untimely (Stephen Kelleher v. Dream Catcher LLC, et al., No. 17-7104, D.C. Cir.)....