Fidelity and Surety Law

    The purpose of the FSLC is to promote the objectives of the ABA and TIPS, and to further the development, study of, and expertise in practice and improvement of the application of justice concerning matters relating to fidelity and surety.

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    Chad Schexnayder

    Welcome to the FSLC website! Whether you are already a member of our committee or are considering joining, we hope you find useful information here. On behalf of the committee, I encourage you to join us if you have not already. The FSLC is rightly proud of the community of professionals that are its membership.

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    The Fidelity and Surety Law 2021 Virtual Midwinter Conference: Construction Lawyer as Disaster Artist

    February 3 - 4, 2021

    12:00 PM EST - The panels of highly-qualified speakers in this program address varied project scenarios, such as bid errors, price escalation, scheduling impacts, false claims exposure, bankruptcy or bad project documentation, that can be the source of a construction project disaster, and share their research, insights and recommendations for our benefit.

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    FSLC VLOG Series 20

    The Case of the Manuscript Bond

    Melissa Lee of Manier & Herod discusses the outcome of a recent arbitration and how an obligee’s deprivation of a surety’s performance rights can discharge the surety’s obligations under the performance bond. Tune in for the Case of the Manuscript Bond.

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    Hanover Insurance Co. V. Dunbar Mechanical Contractors, LLC

    Fidelity & Surety Law Committee

    Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled on a matter involving a subcontractor’s performance bond. As discussed below, the holding of the case is that the federal requirement for work subcontracted to service disabled veterans can only be determined upon completion of performance.

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