On June 17, 2024, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued its first decision interpreting the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act (the “PPA”). In Business Interiors Floor Covering Business Trust v. Graycor Construction Co., Inc.,[1]...more
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Pennsylvania law that requires companies to consent to being sued in its state courts as a condition of registering to do business there. In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern, the Court...more
6/29/2023
/ Business Litigation ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Due Process ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Mallory v Norfolk Southern Railway Co ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Registration Requirement ,
SCOTUS ,
State of Incorporation ,
Statutory Interpretation
As the COVID-19 pandemic increasingly affects businesses across the United States, the question whether business interruption insurance will cover economic losses felt by the business community has arisen. This advisory...more
The outbreak of COVID-19 has challenged businesses across the board in unprecedented ways. Major conferences and events have been cancelled, restaurants across the country are closing down, and supply chains have been...more
3/18/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Disruption ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Response ,
Event Cancellation ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Impracticability ,
Municipalities ,
Performance Standards ,
Physical Impossibility Rule ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
This past Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court drastically changed the landscape of mass tort litigation. In Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, the Court found that the State of California did not have...more
6/27/2017
/ BNSF Railway Co v Tyrrell ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
DaimlerChrysler v Bauman ,
Due Process ,
Forum Shopping ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Specific Jurisdiction