Contract – Airport Project – Mechanical Subcontract – Payment Bond – Forum Selection 
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Published: May 26, 2010
Tags: Contract, Judge Anthony J. Trenga, U.S. District Court - Eastern District
Where payment bonds on an airport project do not reference or incorporate the forum selection clause of the subcontract, but contain a broader forum selection clause than the subcontract, an Alexandria U.S. District Court says the surety must face suit in the forum named in the bond, in this case of first impression.
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