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Surety Bonds
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Colorado Construction Litigation
Colorado’s New Retainage Bond Law: Can General Contractors Contract Around It?
By David McLain
HB 26-1311 gives contractors and subcontractors a new way to recover cash retainage. But can that statutory right be waived in a construction contract? Colorado’s General Assembly has once again…
SmallGovCon
SmallGovCon Week in Review: October 5-9, 2026
By Shane McCall
Hello, Blog Readers. October is finally here, and with it comes the beautiful colors, cooler temperatures, pumpkin patches, and other fall favorites. Of course, the weather can be a little…
Texas Construction Law Blog
Lien and Bond Claims in OCTOBER 2026: Dates to Remember
By Admin
Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of April. If you have any questions about the lien and bond claim process,…
Zalma on Insurance
Payment and Performance Bonds Are Not Designed to Profit from Failure to Perform
By Barry Zalma
The Collateral-Source Rule is a Narrow Exception to the Prohibition Against Double Recovery Post 4850 A Surety Stands In The Principal’s Shoes And May Assert The Principal’s Defenses. In Hudson…
Southern California Appellate News
Wiggling out of appellate bonding
Appellate Specialist Dan Barer points out today's published opinion on avoiding bonding:In Guzman v. Superior Court (Wigle), published today, the 3d DCA affirms an order granting relief under CCP § 995.240—giving…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
SURETY REQUIRING COLLATERAL SECURITY UNDER GENERAL AGREEMENT OF INDEMNITY
In order to procure bonds (payment and performance bonds), you need to sign a General Agreement of Indemnity (referred to as the “GAI”) with the surety (bonding company). It does…
Southern California Appellate News
Bonding article
Who can resist reading an article titled Hybrid Collateral Approaches to Obtaining an Appeal Bond? Thanks to CSBA for sharing their wisdom!
California Construction Law Blog
The Deadline to File Suit on a Public Works Payment Payment Bond is Triggered by a Claimant’s Work on a Project Not by a Claimant’s Work Under a Contract
By Garret Murai
California law requires that prime contractors furnish a payment bond – providing for payment to lower-tiered subcontractors and suppliers – on state and local public works…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
ARBITRATION PROVISION MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO A BOND FOR SURETY TO ELECT ARBITRATION
“Sureties cannot exercise unilateral election rights that are reserved for the principal of the underlying contract.” Anderson Service Corp. v. Old Republic Surety Company, 2026 WL 61436, *2 (Fla. 4th…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
QUICK NOTE: PRINCIPAL ARGUING BAD FAITH AGAINST ITS OWN SURETY
The General Agreement of Indemnity a principal executes with its surety is the most–and certainly one of the most–powerful documents in construction. Consider this when executing a General Agreement of…