Recently, Guardian Group's surety bond claim investigations team received a call from one of our clients, a leading provider of all manner of commercial surety and fidelity bonds. The company had written a Public Official bond for the treasurer of a mid-size community in the Southwest... and there was trouble brewing. If you are unfamiliar with all of the various bond types, the...

  Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was dispatched to the Pacific Northwest. Counsel representing the general contractor asked our construction and engineering experts to investigate and advise on a case involving a municipality's well, one component of a networked water supply system. The well had an estimated cost to repair/replace in excess of one million dollars and the case had been...

  The 6.4 and 7.1 magnitude earthquakes that struck Ridgecrest and Trona, CA on July 4th and 5th, 2019, with thankfully low reports of critical injuries, reminded every one of us of the need for adequate earthquake  preparation. But our geological experts talk of aftershocks and "quake swarms" also reminded us of a past temblor-related claim investigation case study from...