W.Va. Federal Judge: Arbitrator Will Decide Whether To Hear Construction Claims

( June 28, 2023, 1:33 PM EDT) -- HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An arbitrator must decide whether the mediation requirement of a dispute resolution agreement signed between a homebuilder and a homeowner was met because it is a threshold issue to the construction defects dispute, a West Virginia federal judge found in granting the homebuilder’s request to compel arbitration against the homeowner, who says the modular home she purchased contains defects and negligent work....