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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> I would avoid incurring fees and costs filing a suit and instead file a POC with the Pennsylvania Insurance Dep’t which is liquidating the assets of First Sealord pursuant to court order of liquidation entered
on Feb. 8, 2012. This is basically state court bankruptcy. There was a stay order entered as part of the Liquidation Order. Not sure of the effect of a Pennsylvania court on a Florida claim or suit but why bother. Client is likely an unsecured non-priority
creditor like scores of others. Deadline to timely file POC is October 5, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrea Fair<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 18, 2012 12:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] question re: surety in liquidation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a client with potential bond claims against First Sealord Surety, Inc., which is in liquidation. My client does work in many states and their TX attorney told them that they could not file suit against this surety due to the liquidation
process (like the automatic stay in bankruptcy) and they have just let some bond claims go by the wayside because of this advice. I question whether that was good advice. The deadline is coming up next week on a potential bond claim and I thought I would
just file suit and not serve the surety until I get an answer on this issue. If any of you know the answer and can let me know ASAP, I would greatly appreciate it. Bottom line: Can I file suit against First Sealord? If no, what should I do instead to pursue
the bond claim? Of course, I still intend to pursue the GC but I don’t know how the liquidation affects my client’s bond claims. Thank you in advance for all of the feedback! I think the way this group discusses issues and shares information is truly amazing
and so helpful. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thx-Andrea<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#244061">Andrea M. Fair-Purcell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#244061">Board Certified Construction Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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