Bond Claim Against Insurers Is Not Properly Venued, Magistrate Says, Transfers Suit

(August 5, 2024, 3:28 PM EDT) -- MILWAUKEE — A federal magistrate judge in Wisconsin found that a Wisconsin-based subcontractor has made a prima facie showing of the existence of personal jurisdiction over a Guam-based contractor in Wisconsin but that Wisconsin is not the proper venue for a bond claim against surety insurers, transferring the entire lawsuit arising from defective hangar doors to Guam....