Article Date: 08/27/2007

SUBCONTRACTOR SETTLES WITH SURETY, THEN SUES FOR BAD FAITH

Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

The Plumbing Service Company v. Traveler’s Casualty & Surety Co.

No. 5D06-1586
August 24, 2007

Overview

A Florida court has allowed a lower-tier subcontractor to settle with a payment bond surety, receive payment, execute a release, and then sue the surety for bad faith handling of the claim.

Background

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