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ArticlesErnstrom & Dreste2025-06-15T13:01:43+00:00

Prior Breach: Calculated Risk, Crap Shoot, or Both?

Jeff Vanik2025-05-28T14:01:16+00:00June 15, 2025|Surety|

Irreparable Harm: Indemnitor Failure to Deposit Collateral Is Not Enough

Jeff Vanik2025-05-28T13:58:43+00:00June 15, 2025|Surety|

Lien Law Trust: Paying Contractor Stands In Shoes Of Trust Beneficiaries It Paid

Jeff Vanik2025-03-18T12:12:28+00:00March 15, 2025|Construction Risk Management|

Quote’s Arbitration Clause Enforceable, But PPA Not So Much

Jeff Vanik2025-02-24T18:52:34+00:00March 15, 2025|Construction Risk Management|

Discharge Undone for Failure to Notify Surety

Jeff Vanik2024-11-27T21:11:39+00:00December 15, 2024|Surety|

Appeals Court Affirms JDS Discharge of Surety’s Performance Bond Obligations

Jeff Vanik2024-11-27T21:08:53+00:00December 15, 2024|Surety|

Contract Waiver Does Not Preclude Consequential Damages Against Surety Denying Performance Bond Claim

Jeff Vanik2024-11-27T21:05:14+00:00December 15, 2024|Surety|

The Risk of Assumptions: Contract’s Exculpatory Clause Defeats Claim

Jeff Vanik2024-09-19T18:57:05+00:00September 15, 2024|Construction Risk Management|

Owner Not Required to Respond to Contractor’s Delay Claims Absent Express Contractual Terms

Jeff Vanik2024-09-19T18:56:56+00:00September 15, 2024|Construction Risk Management|

Despite Change Order, County Evades Payment When Legislature Denies Funding

Jeff Vanik2024-09-19T18:56:15+00:00September 15, 2024|Construction Risk Management|

Price Escalation Terms of Subcontract Binds Surety Despite Prime Contract Prohibition

Jeff Vanik2024-05-22T15:03:00+00:00June 15, 2024|Surety|

You Can’t Do That: Completion Without Notice Discharges Surety Under AIA A312

Jeff Vanik2024-05-22T14:41:06+00:00June 15, 2024|Surety|

Town’s Notice of Withholding Triggers Claim Notice Requirement

Jeff Vanik2024-05-22T15:00:21+00:00March 15, 2024|Construction Risk Management|

Private PPA Amendment: What Is All The Fuss About?

Jeff Vanik2024-02-21T17:43:48+00:00March 15, 2024|Construction Risk Management|

Indemnity Agreement Signed Without Actual Authority Held Enforceable

Jeff Vanik2023-12-11T18:44:43+00:00December 15, 2023|Surety|

Privilege: No Blanket Rule and a Heavy Lift

Jeff Vanik2023-12-11T18:44:52+00:00December 15, 2023|Surety|

Court: Business Records Foundation Required for Surety Summary Judgment

Jeff Vanik2023-12-11T18:44:59+00:00December 15, 2023|Surety|

When a PLA Pay Mandate Means Payment for Not Working

Ernstrom & Dreste2023-12-11T18:45:12+00:00September 15, 2023|Construction Risk Management|

Carlos’ Law: What You Need to Know

Ernstrom & Dreste2023-12-11T18:45:21+00:00September 15, 2023|Construction Risk Management|

Wait, What? No Lien for Scaffolding?

Ernstrom & Dreste2023-12-11T18:45:31+00:00September 15, 2023|Construction Risk Management|

No Obligee Bad Faith Claim: Surety’s Duty Differs From Insurer’s

Ernstrom & Dreste2023-06-07T16:40:57+00:00June 15, 2023|Surety|

Contract’s ADR Term Not a Condition Precedent

Ernstrom & Dreste2023-06-07T16:40:26+00:00June 15, 2023|Surety|

Statutory Bond as a Ceiling? Surety’s Intent Not Always Determinative

Ernstrom & Dreste2023-06-07T16:41:30+00:00June 15, 2023|Surety|

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