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Government Smart Contracts: Another Opportunity Created by HB177

Currently, the Ohio House is debating HB177 [i], which will allow Ohio government at all levels to use distributed ledger technology or “blockchains.” Blockchain technology has been in the news of late, not only for its use in Bitcoin, but also due to some controversial concerns raised by privacy advocates in Europe [ii] and elsewhere […]

Court Holds that Subcontract Conditional Payment Clause is Not a Defense to a Surety on a Payment Bond Claim

In the recently decided case of Crosno Construction, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America, No. D075561, 2020 WL 1899278 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 17, 2020) the California Court of Appeals issued a victory for subcontractors’ and suppliers’ payment rights by holding that a subcontract “conditional payment” clause may not be relied on […]