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Texas surety law contains obscure procedural rules that can have outsized consequences. Chapter 43 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code is an important example.

Applicability

This chapter applies to everything that is a “surety” as defined by the statute. The statute’s definition includes “an endor...

02/08/2020 08:30 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - Raleigh lawyer and lobbyist Mark Bibbs pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor charges in a Wake County courtroom Monday. Bibbs was indicted on ten felony and misdemeanor charges in February 2018 following an investigation by the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office that was p...
01/31/2020 03:01 AM

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Wednesday its most active surety companies and agencies for fiscal year 2019, which contributed to increases in the Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program’s activity.

“The SBA is very fortunate to partner with sureties and agents with ...

01/24/2020 01:11 PM

Italy’s SIA, CeTIF (Research Centre on Technology), and technology company Reply announced plans for a national blockchain network for sureties or guarantees.

SIA is best known as one of the major backbone providers for Europe’s SEPA payments network. In 2018 it processed more than three billion paym...

01/03/2020 01:24 PM