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Sometimes failing to arbitrate a dispute with a binding arbitration provision can be fatal to a claim under a construction contract, particularly if the limitation period to commence the arbitration has expired.  But, in the case of a project with a performance bond, things can sometimes become...

pril 10, 2020, 4:56 AM; Updated: April 10, 2020, 10:34 AMListen

• In-person signatures were on decline pre-virus
• Global pandemic has accelerated use of eSignatures, expert says

Gabe Teninbaum was stuck in a precarious situation when he had to close on his mortgage refinance on March 24.

At this point...

The cessation of operations at Trent-Wyatt Contracting, a Jefferson City-based company that had a large erosion-control contract at the Merchants Greene development in Morristown, has created a complicated legal wrangle involving city government and Western Surety, Trent-Wyatt’s former bonding compa...

As we continue to cope with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important for participants in the construction industry to take affirmative actions to protect your investments in current and planned construction projects. 

One of the ways owners and contractors can protect ...

Prior to local activist group Justice Matters filing a lawsuit last month against Douglas County’s plan to expand its jail, an attorney for the county warned that he would pursue a $3 million surety bond from the group if it went through with the lawsuit.

In response, William Skepnek, an attorney rep...