Partner Marco Molina and Associates Allie Trujillo and Shaia Araghi authored a Nov. 17 article for the New York Law Journal titled “Home Court Statutes: The Silent Forum Selection Assassin.”
The authors write that “home court” statutes, which are not always well understood, “have the ability to obliterate the forum selection, choice of law and/or arbitration clauses in construction agreements.” In the piece, they explain what the statutes are, how they may be used and how to avoid a home court statute “trapdoor” when drafting construction contracts.