Larry J. Kudsk v. Federal Solutions Group, Inc.

INTRODUCTION

18 This case arises out of various claims by and between Larry J. Kudsk dba 19 Larry Kudsk Construction Services (“Kudsk”), The Vertex Companies, Inc. 20 (“Vertex”) and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland (“F&D”) concerning 21 certain government construction projects. The claims before the Court, described 22 below, were tried from December 10 to 12, 2019. Plaintiff filed a Motion for 23 Judgement as a Matter of Law on the last day of trial [Dkt. 70], which the Court 24 heard on February 5, 2020. [Dkt. 84.] Plaintiff’s motion was denied on March 30, 25 2020. [Dkt. 89.] 26 The parties thereafter filed post-trial briefing addressing the claims and 27 counterclaim tried to the Court, the timing of which was impacted by the availability 28 1 proceedings. After further delay caused by the impact the COVID 19 pandemic has had on the Court and all civil litigants, the trial issues stand ready for decision. 4 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS AND DECISION The parties do not dispute the basic background facts in this case, i.e., the situation that led up to the execution of the contracts into which they entered in 2017 and 2018. The…