Panel Reverses Arbitration Ruling In Contract Dispute Against Contractor, Surety

(July 20, 2018, 11:43 AM EDT) -- LAKELAND, Fla. — In a breach of contract dispute involving a contractor, subcontractor and a surety, a Florida appeals panel on July 18 reversed an order finding that an arbitration clause in a subcontract is void and unenforceable because if the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies, it preempts a Florida statute (Sacshe Construction and Development Corp. v. Affirmed Drywall Corp., et al., No. 2D17-4276, Fla. App., 2nd Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 9998)....

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