Recently,  Guardian Group's Property & Casualty experts were called to the scene of a restaurant fire in Central California. Our fire and construction forensics specialists were asked to determine the true cause and origin of the blaze and its ensuing destruction. While in many cases there may be a preliminary suspicion or identification of arson, carriers, TPAs and adjusters require...

Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Surety Group was called in to consult on a default in the Northeast. The principal simply did not have the capacity to perform the size of the contract she had bid for a multi-story building. While she, the principal of this minority-owned business, a registered Women Owned Business Enterprise, had attempted to subcontract the bulk of...

  Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was brought into a case between a General Contractor (GC) and the building's owner. The first of two dozen buildings had gone up at this Northern California office campus, with this one being approximately 30,000 square feet, and already occupied. Unfortunately, water and water damage were evident throughout the interior spaces upon...