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Mann, Berens & Wisner attorneys have written numerous published articles and chapters pertaining to surety, fidelity, bankruptcy and litigation law and other legal topics.

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• 75 Years of the Fidelity & Surety Law Committee

• Bankruptcy: Can a Surety Be Held Liable for the Prepetition Payments Made By Its Principal?

• Bankruptcy: From the Insurer's Point of View

• Blazing a Trail Through Tribal Court

• Can Surety Bonds Be Cancelled or Non-Renewed After the Principal’s Bankruptcy Case Has Been Filed?

• Complimentary Provisions of the Indemnity Agreement

• Enforcing the Surety's Rights Prior to Actual Payment of Claims

• Exoneration and Quia Timet

• How Prompt Payment Laws Affect the Surety

• Problems and Pitfalls Handling AIA Bond Claims

• Project Update 1995: Illustrative Provisions of a General Indemnity Agreement Taken In Connection with Contract Surety Bonds

• Quia Timet: A Remedy for the Fearful Surety

• Recoverability of Delay Damages

• The Surety’s Claim in Bankruptcy

Other Articles Written by Mann, Berens & Wisner Attorneys but Not Available via this Website:

• A Primer on Bankruptcy Principles and Proven Strategies

• Deciding to Litigate: Representing the Surety in a Complex Bankruptcy Case

• An Overview of Surety and Bankruptcy Law

• Banker's Blanket Bonds, Clause E: Recent Decisions

• Bond Default Manual

• Challenges to Plaintiffs Seeking Lead Plaintiff Status in Securities Fraud Class Actions

• Computer Fraud Coverage

• Dual Obligee Bonds – An Overview of the Surety’s Liability to Co-Obligees

• Ethical Issues Raised by the Joint Representation of a Surety and a Bond Principal

• Managing and Litigating the Complex Surety Case

• Methods to Limit the Surety's Exposure in Bankruptcy

• Owner Beware: Surety Defenses to Performance Bond Claims That Work!

• Recent Case Law on Bid Bonds

• Recent Challenges to Class Certification in Securities Fraud Class Actions

• Recent Developments in Arizona Law of Implied Warranties

• Recent Surety Cases

• Salvage and Subrogation

• Selected Tips for Sureties After the Bankruptcy Case Has Begun

• Subrogation Rights of Surety on a Fidelity Bond Against Officers and Directors of Insured Corporation

• Surety's Subrogation Rights to Funds Paid by a Non-Owner Obligee; Construction Rights Between Co-Sureties

• The ABCs of Contractors' Surety Bonds

• The Surety on Attack in the Principal's Bankruptcy

• Understanding Your Payment Settlement Options

• What Claims are Available to the Contractor on a Problem Job and How the Contractor Should Substantiate the Claims