R. Thomas Dunn

On October 3, 2025, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that made immediate changes to the regulation governing the longstanding federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) rule....more While lawyers often advise owner and contractor clients to obtain the additional insured endorsements, the certificate of insurance (COI) remains the most common form of proof provided on many construction projects. But the...more Effective March 1, 2024, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has revised its Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (AAA Rules). The AAA Rules provide a framework for resolving...more Deciding whether to include a prevailing party attorneys’ fee provision in a contract is important, as doing so has significant risk and cost implications of litigation. Prevailing party provisions foster dispute...more