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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
“Tender is the Night”
By Michael A. Stover March 8, 2022 A quick google search of the word “tender” reveals a wide range of responses including the 1983 song “Tender is the Night” from Jackson Browne on his album,... Read More »
March 8, 2022
Is it Time to Review your Forum Selection Contract Clauses?
By Cynthia E. Rodgers-Waire March 1, 2022 In construction contracts, parties often include both choice of law and venue/forum selection provisions. These clauses can be particularly useful to avoid uncertainty or disputes when the parties... Read More »
March 1, 2022
The Distinction Between Suretyship and Insurance
By: Michael A. Stover If you are like me, nothing is more jarring than to hear someone say that suretyship and insurance are the same thing. That drives me crazy, and it is particularly alarming... Read More »
February 22, 2022
About the WCS Surety Team
Surety Today: The Blog is brought to you by your friends and counsel at the Surety and Fidelity Law Group at Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP. You know us through Surety Today: The Podcast, our decades... Read More »
January 27, 2022
Welcome to Surety Today: The Blog
WELCOME to the launch of Surety Today: The Blog, brought to you by your friends and counsel at the Surety and Fidelity Law Group at Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP. You know us through Surety... Read More »
January 10, 2022
Upcoming Surety Events for 2023
We will continue adding to this calendar as we receive updates. January 2023 January 18-20, 2023 – Fidelity & Surety Law Midwinter Conference, Washington, DC - Attending from WCS: George Bachrach, Richard Pledger, and Cynthia... Read More »
January 3, 2022
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