Home Law Surety Took Over Contract After Contractor Defaulted. Why Couldn’t Surety Assert a... LawClaimsNewsResource Library Surety Took Over Contract After Contractor Defaulted. Why Couldn’t Surety Assert a Claim Against the Government? July 20, 2022 71 Chizhevskaya Ekaterina | Shutterstock You must be a Paid or Free Trial Member to Access this Content. Paid members, please login to view your news subscription(s). RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Claims ASBCA Sustains Appeal Finds Government Caused Suspensions of Work Claims Contractor Appealed a Termination for Default But Couldn’t Prove Its Delay Was Excusable Claims Contractor Argued It Was Not Bound by a Release that Appeared after the Signature Page. Why Did ASBCA Reject this Argument?