Spring 2014
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I. Introduction
THE LITIGATOR’S TOOL BOX: EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. v. VAN HAAFTEN AND THE PRECLUSIVE EFFECT OF GUILTY PLEAS IN FIDELITY CASES
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ChairDavid C Olson
Frost Brown Todd LLC301 E 4th St, Ste 3300
Cincinnati, OH 45202-4257(513) 651-6905
Fax: (513) [email protected]
Chair-ElectMike F Pipkin
Sedgwick LLP1717 Main St, Ste 5400Dallas, TX 75201-7367
(469) 227-4663Fax: (469) 227-8004
Last Retiring ChairKevin L Lybeck
Travelers1 Tower Sq, S202A
Hartford, CT 06183-0002(860) 277-9332
Fax: (860) [email protected]
Council RepresentativeKim D HogrefeChubb & Son Inc
15 Mountainview RdWarren, NJ 07059-6795
(908) 903-3085Fax: (908) 903-3030
Scope LiaisonLoren D Podwill
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC888 SW 5th Ave, Ste 300Portland, OR 97204-2089
(503) 499-4620Fax: (503) 295-0915
Membership Vice-ChairScott Olson
SureTec Insurance Co9737 Great Hills Trl, Ste 320
Austin, TX 78759-6418(512) 314-3650
Fax: (512) [email protected]
Technology Vice-ChairsJohn A McDevittLiberty Mutual Group
20 Riverside RdWeston, MA 02493-2206
(617) 243-7918Fax: (866) 547-4882
Mark J KroneAnderson McPharlin & Conners LLP
444 S Flower St, Fl 31Los Angeles, CA 90071-2932
(213) 688-0080Fax: (213) 622-7594
Jeff OlsonLiberty Mutual Group
1001 4th Ave.Seattle WA 98154-5929
(206) [email protected]
Vice-ChairsKeith A Langley
Langley Weinstein LLP901 Main St, Ste 600
Dallas, TX 75202-3706(214) 722-7162
Fax: (214) [email protected]
Scott OlsonSureTec Insurance Co
9737 Great Hills Trl, Ste 320Austin, TX 78759-6418
(512) 314-3650Fax: (512) [email protected]
Thomas J VollbrechtHammagren & Meyer PA
3500 American Blvd W, Ste 450Minneapolis, MN 55431-4412
(952) [email protected]
John A McDevittLiberty Mutual Group
20 Riverside RdWeston, MA 02493-2206
(617) 243-7918Fax: (866) 547-4882
Ty Grant ThompsonMills Paskert Divers
100 N Tampa St, Ste 3700Tampa, FL 33602-5835
(813) 229-3500Fax: (813) 229-3502
Hilary Reiter HoffmanChubb Group of Insurance Co
15 Mountain View RdWarren, NJ 07059-6795
(908) [email protected]
Gerald Nicholas Carozza JrSelective Ins Co of Amer
40 Wantage Ave, Attention Bond ClBranchville, NJ 07890-0002
(973) 948-1823Fax: (866) 324-3786
Darrell LeonardZurich
70 Schmidt DrDyer, IN 46311-2171
(800) 654-5155Fax: (800) 329-6105
Patrick Q HusteadThe Hustead Law Firm
4643 S Ulster St, Ste 1250Denver, CO 80237-4307
(303) 721-5000 Fax: (303) [email protected]
Robert J BerensLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
2929 N Central Ave, Ste 1700Phoenix, AZ 85012-2761
(602) [email protected]
Ramir Hernandez560 Bonita Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89104-2869(818) 606-6791
Martha L PerkinsNational Association of Surety Bond
Producers1140 19th St NW, Ste 800
Washington, DC 20036-6607(202) 686-3700
Fax: (202) [email protected]
Marc Lee DomresKrebs Farley & Pelleteri PLLC
400 Poydras St, Ste 2500New Orleans, LA 70130-3224
(504) 299-3570Fax: (504) 299-3582
Ashley L BelleauMontgomery Barnett LLP
1100 Poydras St, Ste 3300New Orleans, LA 70163-3300
(504) 585-7932Fax: (504) 200-8932
Brett Devereux DiversMills Paskert Divers
100 N Tampa St, Ste 3700Tampa, FL 33602-5835
(813) 229-3500Fax: (813) 229-3502
Bruce Charles KingCarlton Fields PA
100 SE 2nd St, Ste 4200Miami, FL 33131-2113
(305) 539-7244Fax: (305) 530-0055
Bruce L CorriveauTravelers
111 Schilling RdHunt Valley, MD 21031-1110
(443) 353-2076 Fax: (410) [email protected]
Carol Z SmithGilliland & Hayes LLC
8717 W 110th St, Ste 630Overland Park, KS 66210-2126
(913) 317-5100 Fax: (913) [email protected]
Chad SchexnayderJennings Haug & Cunningham LLP
2800 N Central Ave, Ste 1800Phoenix, AZ 85004-1049
(602) 234-7830Fax: (602) 277-5595
Courtney Turnage WalkerZurich Surety
4539 Laurelwood DrMemphis, TN 38117-3507
(901) [email protected]
David A PinesLaw Office of David A Pines
2060-D E Avenida De Los Arboles, Ste 343
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362-1376(805) 492-9931
Fax: (805) [email protected]
Deborah C DuvinABA Insurance Services Inc
5910 Landerbrook Dr, Ste 100Mayfield Heights, OH 44124-6534
(800) 274-5222Fax: (800) [email protected]
Dee M StudlerSDC CPAs LLC
1444 N Farnsworth Ave, Ste 500Aurora, IL 60505-1644
(630) 820-5770Fax: (630) 820-5765
Dennis J BartlettBrosseau Bartlett Seserman LLC
6455 S Yosemite St, Ste 750Greenwood Village,
CO 80111-5153(303) 812-1200
Fax: (303) [email protected]
Edward J Reilly III20 Overhill Rd
Summit, NJ 07901-4127(212) 441-2575
Frank John TanzolaInternational Fidelity Insurance Co
1 Newark Ctr, Fl 20Newark, NJ 07102-5219
(973) 624-7200Fax: (973) 623-8006
Frank M LanakHCC Surety Group
601 S Figueroa St, Ste 1600Los Angeles, CA 90017-5721
(310) 242-4417Fax: (310) 649-0891
Gary J ValerianoAnderson McPharlin & Conners LLP
444 S Flower St, Fl 31Los Angeles, CA 90071-2932
(213) 688-0080Fax: (213) 622-7594
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Grace Winkler CranleyLeo & Weber PC
1 N La Salle St, Ste 3600Chicago, IL 60602-4015
(312) 857-0910Fax: (312) 857-1240
Ivette GualdronZurich
236 Rue Landry RdSaint Rose, LA 70087-3666
(504) 471-2676Fax: (504) 712-3507
James P DiwikSedgwick LLP
333 Bush St, Fl 30San Francisco, CA 94104-2834
(415) 781-7900Fax: (415) 781-2635
Jay M MannJennings Strouss & Salmon PLC
1 E Washington St, Ste 1900Phoenix, AZ 85004-2554
(602) 258-6218Fax: (602) [email protected]
John Edward SebastianWatt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald LLP
10 S Wacker Dr, Ste 2935Chicago, IL 60606-7411
(312) [email protected]
Joseph S SzaryChubb & Son Inc
15 Mountainview RdWarren, NJ 07059-6795
(800) 248-2275Fax: (908) [email protected]
Lee M BrewerAlber Crafton PSC
501 W Schrock Rd, Ste 104Westerville, OH 43081-7018
(614) 890-5632Fax: (614) 890-5638
Thomas MosesCNA
333 S Wabash Ave, Ste 300Chicago, IL 60604-4153
(312) [email protected]
Tracey SantorTravelers
1 Tower Sq, # 2Sh02Hartford, CT 06183-0002
(860) 277-5725Fax: (860) 277-5722
Bogda M B ClarkeThe Hanover Insurance Group
400 Atrium Dr, Fl 5NSomerset, NJ 08873-4170
(732) 805-2378Fax: (732) 805-2395
Frederick Francis RettigState Farm Fire Insurance
1 State Farm Plz, Pcu-Fidelity and Surety Bonds D-1
Bloomington, IL 61710-0001(309) 766-4937
Douglas James WillsChubb & Son Inc
15 Mountainview RdWarren, NJ 07059-6795
(908) 903-5339Fax: (908) [email protected]
Henry Raymond MinissaleACE USA
436 Walnut St, WA10Philadelphia, PA 19106-3703
(215) 640-2641 Fax: (215) [email protected]
Ira E Sussman550 Sheridan Rd
Highland Park, IL 60035-5063(312) 360-1566
W Glenn Speicher JrZurich
3787 Sells Mill RdTaneytown, MD 21787-2545
(410) 840-9144 Fax: (800) [email protected]
Virginia BoyleLiberty Mutual Group
450 Plymouth Rd, Ste 400Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1644
(610) 832-8246Fax: (610) 828-4684
Lisa A BlockCNA
1249 S River Rd, Ste 200Cranbury, NJ 08512-3633
(609) 860-2342 Fax: (609) 495-8898
Louis A ModugnoMcElroy Deutsch et al
1300 Mount Kemble AveMorristown, NJ 07960-8009
(973) 425-8660 Fax: (973) [email protected]
Marchelle M HoustonTravelers
1 Tower Sq, Ste 2S2Hartford, CT 06183-0002
(860) 277-2408Fax: (860) 277-1976
Mary Alice McNamaraTravelers
111 Schilling RdHunt Valley, MD 21031-1110
(443) 353-2130Fax: (443) 353-1137
Matthew M HorowitzWolf Horowitz & Etlinger LLC
99 Pratt St, Ste 401Hartford, CT 06103-1623
(860) 724-6667Fax: (860) 293-1979
Michael John HurleyBerkley Surety Group LLC
412 Mount Kemble Ave, Ste 310NMorristown, NJ 07960-6669
(973) 775-5040Fax: (973) 775-5204
Mike HenniganCincinnati Insurance Company
6200 S Gilmore RdFairfield, OH 45014-5100
(513) 870-2736Fax: (513) 603-5099
Richard Edward TowleChubb Group of Insurance Co
15 Mountainview RdWarren, NJ 07059-6795
(908) 903-3423Fax: (908) [email protected]
Robert C NiesleyWatt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald LLP
2040 Main St, Ste 300Irvine, CA 92614-7291
(949) 852-6700Fax: (949) [email protected]
Robert O’BrienLiberty Mutual Group
9450 Seward RdFairfield, OH 45014-5412
(513) 867-3718Fax: (866) 442-4060
Susan L KarlanICW Group - OPRS
11455 El Camino RealSan Diego, CA 92130-2088
(860) 236-7468Fax: (858) 350-2640
Vincent C MiseoArgo Surety
211 Washington Corner RdBernardsville, NJ 07924-1216
(732) [email protected]
Wayne D LambertCashin Spinelli & Ferretti LLC
304A Main StFarmington, CT 06032-0000
(860) 269-0330Fax: (860) [email protected]
Wayne R WaltonChubb Group of Insurance Co
15 Mountainview RdWarren, NJ 07059-6795
(908) 903-3088Fax: (908) [email protected]
Stephen Michael RaeLiberty Mutual Group
450 Plymouth Rd, Ste 400Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1644
(610) 832-8254Fax: (610) 940-9112
Newsletter Editors-in-Chief
Thomas J VollbrechtHammagren & Meyer PA
3500 American Blvd W, Ste 450Minneapolis, MN 55431-4412
(952) [email protected]
Todd R BragginsErnstrom & Dreste LLP
180 Canal View Blvd, Ste 600Rochester, NY 14623-2849
(585) 473-3100Fax: (585) 473-3113
Omar J HarbAlber Crafton, PSC
2301 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 300
Troy, MI 48084(248) 282-8111
Fax: (248) 822-6191 [email protected]
NewsletterExecutive EditorAdam P FriedmanWolff & Samson PC140 Broadway, Fl 46
New York, NY 10005-1100(973) 530-2229
Fax: (973) [email protected]
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UNANTICIPATED EXPOSURES ON LICENSE AND PERMIT BONDS MAY GIVE SURETIES CAUSE FOR CONCERN
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I. Background Facts
DOES A STATE IMPERMISSIBLY ACT AS A SURETY WHEN IT GUARANTEES SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENTS ON STATE-OWNED PROJECTS? THE IOWA SUPREME COURT SAYS “NO”
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Competing Interests in the Principal’s Equipment and Facilities
PRACTICE POINTER:EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES UTILIZATION UNDER THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
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FALSE REPRESENTATIONS IN PAYMENT APPLICATIONS: FRAUD OR MERELY A BREACH OF CONTRACT?
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II. Overview of Van Haaften
III. The Restatement’s Approach
THE LITIGATOR’S TOOL BOX:...Continued from page 1
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IV. Issue Preclusion Across the States
1. Jurisdictions Allowing Offensive Issue Preclusion from Guilty Plea, or Recognizing Potential Preclusive Effect, Under The Restatement.
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2. Jurisdictions Acknowledging the Restatement but Not Allowing Issue Preclusion Under Certain Circumstances.
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3. Jurisdictions That Still Require Mutuality of Parties.
V. Conclusion
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UNANTICIPATED EXPOSURES...Continued from page 6
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II. The Constitutional Issue
DOES A STATE IMPERMISSIBLY...Continued from page 7
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III. The National Import of the Decision
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Underwriting and Pre-Default
Default
PRACTICE POINTER...Continued from page 8
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May 2014 7-9 Fidelity & Surety Committee Spring Meeting The Brown Hotel Contact: Donald Quarles – 312/988-5708 Louisville, KY
14-18 TIPS Section Spring Leadership Meeting Boca Raton Resort & Club Contact: Felisha A. Stewart – 312/988-5672 Boca Raton, FL Speaker Contact: Donald Quarles – 312/988-5708
August 20147-12 ABA Annual Meeting Sheraton Hotel Contact: Felisha A. Stewart – 312/988-5672 Boston, MA Speaker Contact: Donald Quarles – 312/988-5708
October 201415-19 TIPS Section Fall Leadership Meeting The Meritage Resort and Contact: Felisha A. Stewart – 312/988-5672 Spa in Napa Valley Speaker Contact: Donald Quarles – 312/988-5708 Napa, CA
23-24 2014 Aviation Litigation Program Ritz Carlton Hotel Contact: Donald Quarles – 312/988-5708 Washington, DC
November 20145-7 FSLC & FLA Fall Meeting Ritz Carlton Hotel Contact: Donald Quarles – 312/988-5708 Philadelphia, PA
January 201521-23 Fidelity & Surety Committee Midwinter Meeting Waldorf Astoria Contact: Felisha Stewart – 312/988-5672 Hotel New York, NY
February 20154-10 ABA Midyear Meeting Hilton of the Americas Contact: Felisha Stewart – 312/988-5672 Houston, TX
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