Trust, but verify when making a payment bond claim

The Minnesota Court of Appeal’s decision in Safety Signs, LLC v. Niles-Wiese Const. Co., Inc., serves as a cautionary tale to any subcontractor or material supplier when a general contractor’s does not pay for work or materials contributed to a public project.  The Public Contractors’ Performance and Payment Bond Act (“the Act”), Minn. Stat. §§ 574.26 to […]