Court ‘Diligently Handled’ Jurisdictional Remand In Suit Against Contractor, Surety

( October 23, 2025, 8:55 AM EDT) -- BOSTON— The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals remanded a lawsuit seeking to recover subcontractors’ financial losses after a contractor and its surety allegedly did not pay them for work related to rebuilding projects in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands following Hurricane Maria, instructing the lower federal court to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction....