Surety Today: The Blog – Year in Review 2023
December 19, 2023
It is that time of year when folks start looking back at the year that was and the year ahead. We at Surety Today: The Blog wanted to take this post to look back at 2023 and our blog. In the next week or two we will have published 52 posts in 2023. As of this week, the blog has received 15,253 views! Thank you for your continued interest and views and the many well wishes and comments we have received.
The Top 10 Surety Today: The Blog posts of 2023 were:
1. Beware of the New Davis-Bacon Act Regulations, published 10/31/23 – 577 views
2. Federal Enclave Law, published 4/11/23 – 515 views
3. The Surety and the Interpleader, published 1/31/23 – 468 views
4. Trust Funds and Property of the Estates in Bankruptcy, published 6/27/23 – 289 views
5. Cardinal Change Doctrine, published 3/7/23 – 256 views
6. Payment Bond Claims for Costs Arising After Principal’s Termination, published 6/6/23 – 244 views
7. The Surety and Trust Funds: Understanding Trusts, published 6/13/23 – 202 views
8. Surety Case Law Note: Obligee Payment Bond Claim, published 11/7/23 – 186 views
9. Statues of Repose, published 8/29/23 – 166 views
10. The Automatic Stay, published 2/21/23 – 159 views
We published 12 posts on new or interesting cases that were recently issued covering such topics as: Attorney Lien Priority; Obligee Payment Bond Claim; Arbitration Issues; Indemnitor Defenses; Tucker Act jurisdiction and government notice; Bad Faith statutes in Pennsylvania and Indiana; and discoverability of underwriting files.
We also published a number of multi-part series throughout the year covering such topics as: Arbitration; Trust Funds; Supersedeas Bonds; Davis Bacon Act; Statutes of Repose; Common Obligee Theory; Cardinal Change; and Bankruptcy issues such as the Automatic Stay, Discharge and Preferences. The multi-part series allowed us to go into greater detail on the given topics.
In addition, we also posted on some more esoteric topics such as: Beware of Artificial Intelligence; The Supremacy Clause; Bid Bonds; Unions; and Recoupment to name a few. Just go to Surety Today: The Blog to see all of our posts from the beginning in 2022 through the present, it is updated as each new post is issued. Make it a New Year’s Resolution to check out and follow our blog!
Finally, looking ahead to 2024, we could really use your help with the Blog by providing topics that you would like to see a post on in the future. If you come across an interesting issue or see a new case, reach out to any member of the WCS Surety & Fidelity Law Group team and let us know.
Happy Holidays to all and thanks again for your support!