/ About the Claim / A five-story, all-wood apartment building in the Southwest turned into a calamitous surety claim. Despite prior experience, the enormity of this job, one that came with a $5MM lumber package, proved to be far more than this framer could handle. He defaulted with only 30% of the structure complete. Even though city inspections had been...

// ABOUT THE CLAIM The YA Surety Team was called in by the surety backing an almost $10MM bonded project after the general contractor defaulted. The construction project involved the conversion of a long‑vacant warehouse on an active military base in the Southeast. The end goal: modern office lofts. Adaptive reuse projects like this are common in government and military...

/ ABOUT THE CASE, CLAIM, OR ISSUE At a luxury oceanfront resort, a glazing subcontractor found itself in the legal crosshairs. Plaintiffs alleged that newly installed guestroom windows and sliding glass doors were defectively installed, causing leaks that allowed water intrusion. This, they claimed, led to staining, finish damage, and other moisture‑related concerns inside the suites. In filings, the plaintiffs...