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2010      IS SAM A FRIENDLY UNCLE?  Surety Issues in Public Projects...and Other Mysteries

 

1 Hurry Up - Slow Down:  Evaluating Delay...It's All About the Approach
Do Contract Bonds Cover Delay Damages?
Marilyn Klinger
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
Jonathan Dunn
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
Richard Tasker
Sage Associates, Inc.
Sam Barker
The Travelers Companies
Paul Harmon
The Travelers Companies
2 Salvage:  Getting to the Principal's Tax Refunds
Chad Schexnayder Jennings, Haug & Cunningham, LLP
Joseph Brophy
Jennings, Haug & Cunningham, LLP
Steve Pand
The Travelers Companies
3 A Principal's Bankruptcy On a Public Project:
Errors Have Been Made; Others Will be Blamed; or When Everything is Said and Done, A Lot More Will be Said than Done

Jan Sokol Stewart, Sokol & Gray LLC
Jamie Ziegler
Liberty Mutual Surety
4 Bonding Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts:  Stop and Read the Dang Contract!
Levi Clegg Snow Christensen & Martineau
David Pinkston
Snow Christensen & Martineau 
5 Teaming Arrangements and the Pitfalls of Socioeconomic Policy Issues and Regulations for Public Projects
Roy Ogawa
Ogawa, Lau, Nakamura & Jew 
6 Subdivision Bonds:  Developing a Comprehensive Strategy
Stacie Brandt Booth, Mitchel & Strange LLP
7 LEED Update & Emerging Trends in Green Building Delivery:
The Latest in LEED, Mandated Certification for Public Works, and the World of Integrated Project Design and Discovery

Howard Carsman Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC
Tegan Schlatter Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC
Janet Kim Lin
Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC
Dan Peyovich The Howard S. Wright Companies
Ted Sive Ted Sive Consulting
8 White Paper - Integrated Project Delivery:  Reality and Promise
A Strategist's Guide to Understanding IPD

Ted Sive
Ted Sive Consulting

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2009      "PLEASE BRACE FOR IMPACT"

 

1 Underwriters/Agents Panel Discussion
Jordan Rosenfeld
Sutor, Krystad & Rosenfeld, PLLC
Roy Ogawa
Ogawa, Lau, Nakamura & Jew
Whit Campbell
The Hartford Fidelity & Bonding Company
Stuart O'Farrell
Parker | Smith | Feek
David Hombach
Travelers Bond
2 Banking Industry Panel Discussion
Jordan Rosenfeld Sutor, Krystad & Rosenfeld, PLLC
Roy Ogawa
Ogawa, Lau, Nakamura & Jew
William Barclay
Columbia Bank
3 Public Owners Panel Discussion
David Hughes Booth, Mitchel & Strange LLP
Thomas Larkin
Stewart, Sokol & Gray LLC
Marcia Haber Kamine
Los Angeles City Attorneys Office
Bill Martin
Seattle Public Schools
Karin Nyrop
Attorney General's Office/UW Division
4 Pork or Beef?  A Discussion of the Current Status of the Economic Stimulus Package and its Effect on Construction and Sureties
Richard Tasker Sage Associates, Inc.
5 When the Lights Go Down (or Off) in the City:  A Surety Industry Primer on Chapter 9 Municipal Debt Adjustment
David Slaughter/David Pinkston
Snow Christensen & Martineau 
6 Deal or No Deal(ership):  Coverage Under Motor Vehicle Dealer License Bonds
James Csontos Jennings, Haug & Cunningham, LLP
7 Contractors Panel Discussion
Marilyn Klinger
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
Howard Carsman
Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC
Bill Townsend
S.D. Deacon General Contractors
Richard Walker
The Howard S. Wright Companies
Andrew Beyer
Walsh Construction Co.
8 Comparing Certification Programs:  LEED and its Progeny
Howard Carsman/Janet Kim Lin Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC
9 Follow the Green Brick Road:  Where Does this Path LEED?
Janet Kim Lin/Michael Ratoza Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC

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2008      IN CONTINUING PURSUIT OF THE HOLY GRAIL OF WISDOM AND JUSTICE

 

1 Pre-Default Dilemmas for the Surety by Colorado Structures, its Progeny and Predecessors
Jan Sokol/Thomas Larkin Stewart Sokol & Gray
2 Lemonade from Lemons Without Squeezing the Principal to Death
Roger Sauer Bullivant Houser Bailey
3 Point/Counterpoint:  The Surety's Involvement in Pre and Post Default
Marilyn Klinger Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
4 Housing Market Crunch, Part 1:  Subdivision Bonds - Who Puts in the Sewer When the Developer is in the Toilet?
David Slaughter/David Pinkston Snow, Christensen & Martineau
5 Housing Market Crunch, Part 2:  Homebuilder Failures and the Surety
Chad Schexnayder Jennings, Haug & Cunningham 
6 Green Buildings:  It's Not Easy Being Green - The Potential Impact of LEED and Green Construction Requirements on the Surety Industry
Richard Tasker Sage Associates, Inc.

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2007     

 

1 Killer Bond Forms and Contract Provisions
Marilyn Klinger Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
2 Bonding the Design/Build Project: Strategies for Protecting Sureties from Shouldering Design Error Versus Construction Defect Gap
Heather White/Levi Clegg Snow, Christensen & Martineau
3 Reservation Projects and Tribal Entities:  An Underwriting Challenge
Virginia Boyle Liberty Mutual Surety
Edward Rubacha
Jennings, Haug & Cunningham
4 Contract Changes, Bond Premiums, and the Illusive Bond Penalty
Jan Sokol/Scott Schnuck Stewart Sokol & Gray
5 Dancing With the "Solvent Principal":  the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Loren Podwill/Randy Arthur Bullivant Houser Bailey
6 Claims in Contractor Financial Statements
Douglas Payne Sutor, Krystad & Rosenfeld
7 Salvage:  Re-Floating the Titanic
David Hughes Booth, Mitchel & Strange
Edward Beukelman
Phoenix Management Solutions

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2006     

 

1 The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act:  What You (the Surety) Need to Know
Jonathan Dunn Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
2 The Indemnity Agreement:  Under-Utilized Clauses that Provide Strategic Advantages to Sureties
David Hughes/Chad Wilcox Booth, Mitchel & Strange
Blake Wilcox
Safeco Insurance Company
3 Contract Notice, Protest, and Formal Claims Procedures:  A Potential Trap for the Unwary!
Loren Podwill/Randy Arthur Bullivant Houser Bailey
4 Claims for Loss of Labor Productivity/Efficiency
Chad Schexnayder Jennings, Haug & Cunningham
5 Delay Damages and Claims for Home Office Overhead
Heather White Snow, Christensen & Martineau
6 Construction Damages from the Surety's Perspective
H. Lee Cook Stewart Sokol & Gray
Gene Sawyer
Safeco Insurance Company

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2005      HANDLING THE BIG ONE:  Surety Management of Mega Claims

 

1 Mega Claims?  Help! – A Panel Discussion
Jonathan Dunn/Michael E. Fox Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
Rick Levesque
The Hartford Fidelity & Bonding
Eric Mausolf
St. Paul Travelers
Eric Zimmerman
Bratrud Middleton Insurance
2 The Mega Claim:  Keeping a Leash on the Beast
Michael Lowe/James Stanley/Sean Osborn/Ryan Luther Booth, Mitchel & Strange
3 Zen and the Mega Claim
James Lawhn Oliver, Lau, Lawhn, Ogawa & Nakamura
4 Tag, You’re It!  Can the Surety Shift the Loss or Enhance Recovery by Accessing the Principal’s Insurance?
Loren Podwill/Jerret Sale/Randy Arthur/Linda Bolduan Bullivant Houser Bailey
5 When Multiple Sureties are Invited to the Dance:  Who Leads, Who Follows, and Who Gets Their Toes Stepped On?
David Pinkston Snow, Christensen & Martineau
6 Game Over…How Offers of Judgment and Other Methods Can Alter Exposure for Interest, Costs, and Attorney’s Fees
James Csontos Jennings, Haug & Cunningham

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2004      WHAT’S IN A MIX?  The Stew that is Suretyship

  

1 The Confidentiality of Information Disclosed in Mediation
Heather White/Catherine Bramble Snow, Christensen & Martineau
2 Fidelity Bonds:  An Overview for Surety Law Practitioners
Loren Podwill/Randy Arthur/Linda Bolduan Bullivant Houser Bailey
3 Highlights of the Revised Standard Form No. 24 Financial Institution Bond
Michael Davisson Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
Dolores Parr
Zurich North America
4 Project Scheduling 101
David Garcia/Doug Heacock/Paul Versage Sage Associates, Inc.
5 Conflicts of Interest in Surety Claims Handling
Jan Sokol/Nadya Martin Stewart Sokol & Gray

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2003      LOOKING FORWARD TO 2004

  

1 The Surety’s Right to Funds Retained on Unrelated Projects:  Is Transamerica the End or the Beginning?
Jan D. Sokol/Lawrence Wagner Stewart Sokol & Gray
2 Co-Suretyship:  Share the Pain
David Hughes  Booth, Mitchel & Strange
Steven Pand
St. Paul Surety
3 Bad Faith Claim Against the Performance Bond Surety:  Is That Sunshine Behind the Clouds?
David W. Slaughter Snow, Christensen & Martineau
4 Proactive Surety Claims Handling
Marilyn Klinger Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
5 Mold:  A Technical Perspective
David Garcia Sage Associates, Inc.
6 Mold Claims:  Are Sureties at Risk?
Loren Podwill/Randy Arthur/Linda Bolduan Bullivant Houser Bailey

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2002      SURETY EXPOSURE TO FALSE CLAIMS

 

1 The False Claims Act:  What is a “Claim”?
Loren D. Podwill/Randy L. Arthur/Linda M. Bolduan Bullivant Houser Bailey
2 Materiality:  An Unstated Yet Essential Element for False Claims Act Liability
James P. Diwik Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
3 Standing in Faux Leather Shoes:  The Surety’s Risk in Pursuing the Principal’s Claim
John Spencer Stewart/Jan D. Sokol/Thomas A. Larkin/Helen M. Kim Stewart Sokol & Gray
4 The Pay Request:  An Invitation for False Claims Allegations
James H. Lawhn Oliver, Lau, Lawhn, Ogawa & Nakamura
5 Incentive or Bludgeon?  Damages and Attorneys’ Fees Under False Claims Acts
David W. Slaughter Snow, Christensen & Martineau
6 Subsection 8 of the California False Claims Act:  The Surety’s Escape Route or a Booby Trap?
Craig E. Guenther/Colin K. McCarthy Booth, Mitchel & Strange
7 Be True to Your Surety…
Curtis A. Jennings Jennings, Haug & Cunningham

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2001      TO INDEMNITY AND BEYOND!

 

1 Indemnity – Recovery:  Fact Scenario
2 Sureties & Indemnity Agreements:  Three Variations on a Theme
Loren D. Podwill/Howard W. Carsman/Linda M. Bolduan Bullivant Houser Bailey
3 Subrogation:  The Surety’s Golden Parachute…(if it opens)
William F. Haug/Edward Rubacha Jennings, Haug & Cunningham
4 Is All Fair in Love, War, and Surety Claims?  Restraints on Trading Information for Sureties
Ronald B. Pierce Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
5 Chasing the Beans:  Surety Actions Against Principal’s CPA
Jeffrey G. Frank Bullivant Houser Bailey
6 Surety’s Contractor’s Agent:  Issues Arising from the Relationship
David L. Hughes Booth, Mitchel & Strange
7 Claims Against Obligees:  Stepping Into the Shoes of the Principal
John Spencer Stewart/Thomas A. Larkin Stewart Sokol & Gray
8 Black Hole or Super Nova?  A Navigator’s Guide to the Affirmative Claim
Richard E. Tasker Sage Construction Consulting
9 A Practical Guide for Resolving State Tax Set Offs in Hawaii
James H. Lawhn Oliver, Lau, Lawhn, Ogawa & Nakamura

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2000      BEWARE THE “BROKEN BENCH”:  The Surety and the Bankrupt Principal

 

1 Overview of Fact Scenario
2 First, a Little “Roo-Roo”:  A Bankruptcy Overview
David W. Slaughter/David L. Pinkston Snow, Christensen & Martineau
3 Pre-Petition Agreements and Your Bankrupt Principal:  Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best
Victor A. Bullock Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
4 Seize the Cash:  The Surety’s Rights to Bonded Contract Proceeds in the Bankruptcy Context
Christopher C. Lewi/Stacie L. Brandt Booth, Mitchel & Strange
5 Dealing with the Bankrupt Principal:  A Walk in the Park or Hand-to-Hand Combat
Jan D. Sokol/Thomas A. Larkin Stewart Sokol & Gray
6 Individual Bankruptcy Issues:  Discharge and Exemptions in Bankruptcy
Dean M. Dinner Jennings, Haug & Cunningham
7 Watch Out for that Left Hook:  The Bankruptcy Trustee, Preference Transactions, and the Risk to the Surety
Loren D. Podwill/Howard W. Carsman/Johnston A. Mitchell/Linda M. Bolduan Bullivant Houser Bailey

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1999      ADR – SURETY NO LONGER ON THE SIDELINES

 

1 The Players and Timeline
2 Fact Scenario
3 Exhibits
4 Sun City:  One Unhappy Owner
Loren D. Podwill/Randy L. Arthur/Linda M. Bolduan Bullivant Houser Bailey
5 Intervention, Joinder, and Consolidation in Multiparty Arbitration
K. Alan Holcomb Jennings, Haug & Cunningham
6 Defending Sureties:  A Practical Approach to the Arbitration Decision
Paul R. Howell/Jonathan F. Buck Booth, Mitchel & Strange
7 Grounds for the Subcontractor’s Surety to Consider in Deciding Whether to “Play Ball” in the Fields of Performance and Arbitration
Diane D. Papan/Victor A. Bullock Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
8 New Sub, Old Problem:  A Technically Sophisticated Subcontractor’s Duty to Provide Information and Disclose Superior Knowledge
John Spencer Stewart/James C. Prichard Stewart Sokol & Gray
9 Dragged from the Dugout:  The Surety’s Obligations Under Arbitration Provisions in Bonded Contracts
David W. Slaughter Snow, Christensen & Martineau

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1998      THE BOND CLAIMS PROCESS

 

1 Handling Miscellaneous Bond Claims
James Csontos
Jennings, Haug & Cunningham
2 Handling Payment Bond Claims
Loren D. Podwill/Randy L. Arthur/Linda M. Bolduan Bullivant Houser Bailey
3 Handling Performance Bond Claims Upon the Surety’s Receipt of Notice from the Obligee or Principal of the Principal’s Project Default and/or Termination
John Spencer Stewart
Stewart Sokol & Gray
Ginny Boyle
Liberty Bond Services
Hani Rizkalla
Safeco Insurance Company
4 Handling Bad Faith and Extra Contractual Claims
James Diwik
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
Joe Brenstrom
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Companies
David Pikulin
Insurance Services Group
5 The Care, Selection, and Protection (or lack thereof) of Expert Witnesses
Paul R. Howell Booth, Mitchel & Strange
6 Technology in Claims Handling – Part I
Eric Krystad Sutor & Rosenfeld, Inc.

Technology in Claims Handling – Part II
Richard E. Tasker
Sage Construction Consulting

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1997      SEATTLE’S BEST SURETY KLATCH:  Old Grinds and New Brews

 

1 Café Collection:  19 Things and More That You Can Do with Your General Indemnity Agreement
Ronald B. Pierce
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
2 Clenching the Cup With Both Hands:  Maximizing Security Interest in the Assets of Principals and Indemnitors
Todd L. Safon/Lawrence R. Ream/Georges H.G. Yates
Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman
3 Competing Claims of the Surety and the Financial Institution to Contract Proceeds:  Don’t Get Burned!
Jan D. Sokol
Stewart Sokol & Gray
4 “I Smell a RATification”:  Benefits, Problems, and Practical Implications of Subcontractor Ratification Agreements
Michael T. Tomeo/Thomas A. Tomeo
Sage Construction Consulting
5 Dealing With Owners’ Defenses to Surety’s Right to Contract Proceeds:  New Lyrics to an Old Song
Curtis A. Jennings/Edward Rubacha
Jennings & Haug
6 Subrogation and the Financing Surety
Robert C. Niesley
Booth, Mitchel & Strange
7 Indemnitor Claims of Surety Bad Faith:  New Grounds for a Bitter Cup?
David W. Slaughter/Keith A. Call
Snow, Christensen & Martineau
8 Finding the Beans:  The Internet for Surety Claim Investigation and Research
Jordan Rosenfeld
Sutor & Rosenfeld, Inc.

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1996      DEALING WITH THE G-MEN

 

1 Reservations About the Reservation:  Surety Concerns When Dealing With Native American Tribes
Edward Rubacha 
Jennings & Haug
2 Payment Claims Under Performance Bonds:  Is the Back Door Still Open?
David W. Slaughter 
Snow, Christensen & Martineau
3 The Price is Right – Part I:  Pricing Construction Claims
Eric Krystad 
Sutor & Rosenfeld, Inc.
4 The Price is Right – Part II:  Pricing Construction Claims
Jordan Rosenfeld 
Sutor & Rosenfeld, Inc.
5 Read My Lips:  Surety Stop Payment Notices
Loren D. Podwill/Linda M. Bolduan 
Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman
6 Is it Miller Time?  Miller Act Applications to Subcontractor’s Bonds on Federal Public Works
Craig E. Guenther/Stacie L. Brandt 
Booth, Mitchel & Strange
7 Fair Play or Out of Bounds?  Federal Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction with Respect to Liquidation of Claims on Federal Contracts
James P. Diwik 
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
8 Takeover and Completion Agreements:  Art or Science?
John Spencer Stewart/Thomas A. Larkin 
Stewart Sokol & Gray
9 Terminations for Default, Terminations for Convenience:  A World of Difference in Government Contracts
William Schwartzkopf 
Sage Construction Consulting

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1995   NORTHERN EXPOSURE (and ways to limit it)

 

1 Limiting the Surety’s Exposure to Bankruptcy:  Old and New Techniques for Wrestling Polar Bears
Robert J. Berens
Jennings & Haug
2 Closeout of the Troubled Project
Richard E. Tasker
Forcon International Corporation
3 The Expert Witness:  Testimony & Immunity
Larry W. Purnell
Forcon International Corporation
4 Chasing the Beans:  Surety Actions Against Principal’s CPA
Eric Krystad
Sutor & Rosenfeld, Inc.
Jeffrey G. Frank
Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman
5 Where Have All the Assets Gone?  Prosecuting Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
Robert C. Niesley
Booth, Mitchel & Strange
6 Prejudgment Remedies:  When the Principal Refuses to Rub Noses with its Surety
Diane D. Papan
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
7 Recovery of Surety’s Attorneys’ Fees Against Indemnitors and Tender of Defense Issues
A. Dennis Norton
Snow, Christensen & Martineau
8 Shifting Responsibility to Liability Insurers
John Spencer Stewart/Christopher A. Rycewicz
Stewart Sokol & Gray

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 1994   EXPLORING THE PRINCIPAL-SURETY RELATIONSHIP:  Friend or Foe?

 

1

What is Good Faith and Fair Dealing in the Principal-Surety Relationship?
John Spencer Stewart/Susan G. Whitney
Stewart Sokol & Gray
2 The Preliminary Injunction as a Tool for Preserving and Enforcing the Surety’s Rights:  Does it Work?
(Dealing with the Sometimes Short Arm of the Law)

David W. Slaughter
Snow, Christensen & Martineau
3 Financing the Principal:  Practical Considerations
Robert C. Niesley
Booth, Mitchel & Strange
4 The Principal and its Surety…Identical Twins or Kissing Cousins?
Kenneth C. Ryken
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
5 Your Principal is in Trouble:  Bankruptcy Issues Lurking in the Shadows
Chad L. Schexnayder
Jennings & Haug
6 Who Certifies the Government Claim:  Principal or Surety?
Michael R. Seidl/Loren D. Podwill
Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman
7 Effective Use of Multiple Consultants
Richard E. Tasker
Forcon International Corporation
Jordan Rosenfeld
Sutor & Company
8 Analyzing Contractor Claims Against Obligee During a Surety Claim Investigation
William Schwartzkopf
Forcon International Corporation
John Spencer Stewart
Stewart Sokol & Gray
Robert E. Sutor
Sutor & Company

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