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New Contract? No Problem! – Unless You’re the Surety
May 17, 2022 By Justin Thatch Esq. In this Surety Today blog post we will provide a Case Law Note to consider the issue of novation and whether a surety that issues a bond for... Read More »
May 17, 2022
What Work Is The Right Work For Little Miller and Miller Act Limitations
May 10, 2022 By Michael A. Stover In this Surety Today blog post we will provide a Case Law Note to consider the issue of when limitations begins to run under the Miller Act for a... Read More »
May 10, 2022
Letters of Credit in Bankruptcy
May 3, 2022 By Michael A. Stover and George Bachrach In an earlier blog post, we discussed letters of credit in general. In this post we will focus on the impact of the principal’s bankruptcy on... Read More »
May 3, 2022
Letters of Credit in General
April 26, 2022 By Michael A. Stover Nature, Purpose and History of Letters of Credit Our topic in this post is about Letters of Credit in general. But first, a little side note. There was recently... Read More »
April 26, 2022
Enforcing Your Collateral Demand
April 19, 2022 By Michael A. Stover In a recent blog post on March 15, 2022, titled “Some Thoughts on the Collateral Demand” we discussed the mechanics of making the demand – following the requirements of... Read More »
April 19, 2022
Surety Case Law Note: Eastern District of Virginia Enforces Forum Selection Clause and Orders Intra-Division Transfer
April 12, 2022 By Thomas J. Moran, Esq. In a recent decision by Judge T.S. Ellis, III, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, the surety on a Miller... Read More »
April 12, 2022
Surety Case Law Note: Preferences, Payment Bonds and Releases – Oh My!
By George J. Bachrach, Esq. April 5, 2022 In this Surety Today blog post we will provide a Case Law Note to consider the issue of Preferences and Payment Bond Claims and the impact of... Read More »
April 5, 2022
Avoiding Successful Estoppel Defenses in Untimely Payment Bond Litigation
By Cynthia E. Rodgers-Waire March 29, 2022 It is well known that the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 3131 et seq., provides that any payment bond lawsuit must be filed within one year from the date... Read More »
March 29, 2022
Surety Case Law Note: Is E-Mail Notice Sufficient Under A Little Miller Act?
By Michael A. Stover March 22, 2022 In this Surety Today blog post we will provide a Case Law Note to consider the issue of allowing notice under a Little Miller Act by e-mail to... Read More »
March 22, 2022
Some Thoughts on the Collateral Demand
By Michael A. Stover March 15, 2022 As the saying goes “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” Which “roughly” translated into surety speak means it is better to get collateral... Read More »
March 15, 2022
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