Arbitration Agreements: Will the Federal Arbitration Act Independently Apply to Limit the Time to Appeal a U.S. Virgin Islands Arbitration Award?

2024-04-08T20:16:57+00:00

By Lisa Michelle Kömives The V.I. Supreme Court has found that certain “procedural” terms of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., related to appealing arbitration awards do not preempt the law of the U.S. Virgin Islands, even if the arbitration agreement has an interstate nexus. See Gov’t of the [...]

Arbitration Agreements: Will the Federal Arbitration Act Independently Apply to Limit the Time to Appeal a U.S. Virgin Islands Arbitration Award?2024-04-08T20:16:57+00:00

Construction Contracts with the Government of the Virgin Islands pose serious risks of non-payment for Contractors 

2024-04-10T17:07:33+00:00

By Alex Moskowitz You secured a contract with the Government of the Virgin Islands to undertake substantial municipal scale construction and the Government doesn’t pay, now what? Under the Revised Organic Act, Title 48, United States Code, Section 1541, the Government of the Virgin Islands can be sued in cases arising out of contract. While [...]

Construction Contracts with the Government of the Virgin Islands pose serious risks of non-payment for Contractors 2024-04-10T17:07:33+00:00
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