• Posts by David D. Peden
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    David Peden heads the firm’s Construction Section. He has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration of construction, insurance, surety and commercial issues.

    David frequently represents owners, lenders, general ...

The Initial Decision Maker: Coordinating the Owner-Architect and Owner-Contractor Agreements

Coordination between the Owner-Architect Agreement and the Owner-Contractor Agreement is crucial for any successful project. In particular, the parties may overlook the provisions related to an Initial Decision Maker (“IDM”). When the fight breaks out, there are usually conflicting claims whether the ...

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While this coronavirus event grips the nation, contractors and subcontractors are asking whether this qualifies as a force majeure or changed condition event.  We think it qualifies as both. 

When you bid and signed your contracts, if the force majeure clause was given any thought, it likely was about the impact of a ...

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