Here are some tips to help avoid potential pitfalls and resolve disputes as efficiently as possible, whether before or after formal litigation (or arbitration) commences.
Read More »OP-ED: Best practices to ensure Your construction project remains insured
Carrying adequate insurance is a critical risk-management tool for developers, builders and designers. Yet parties too often focus on commencing work and overlook the important intricacies of coverage.
Read More »OP-ED: ‘Up-the-chain’ claims by lower-tier subcontractors and suppliers
Preserving lien and bond rights is important because they provide security to subcontractors and suppliers in the event of nonpayment by the general contractor.
Read More »Op-ED: How to make a hybrid workplace work
it looks like the new normal will be a hybrid workplace. And our current situation is not entirely temporary, so we should not put our workplace culture on hold. Rather, we should reassess it for work life post-pandemic.
Read More »Commentary: Force Majeure, Part I
When is contractual performance excused under Missouri law on force majeure, commercial impracticability and commercial frustration?
Read More »Commentary: Understanding the Impact of the CARES Act on Bankruptcy
Among the many provisions of the CARES Act are requirements that aim to lessen the economic impact of COVID-19 on small businesses.
Read More »Commentary: Best practices for using online videoconferencing services
Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, attorneys have been forced to make rapid changes to the way they conduct business and communicate with clients, the courts and even internal staff. One of those changes is the use of videoconferencing ...
Read More »Commentary: COVID-19 countermeasures receive broad immunity
Under the PREP declaration, negligence cases involving future COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and certain medical devices will be barred from state and federal courts with narrow exceptions.
Read More »Commentary: Remote work raises risk of loss of intellectual property rights
Many are working remotely due to COVID-19, but this precaution actually could increase the risk that your company loses potential intellectual property rights.
Read More »Commentary: To promote a strong, honorable culture, strive for ethical excellence
In recent months, AT&T has been blanketing the airwaves with its latest advertising campaign featuring a variety of professionals who don’t quite make the grade. These include a surgeon who has “almost” been reinstated, an amusement park ride operator who tells ...
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