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Case Law Update: Disputes Relating to Supply Chain Disruptions Hit the Courts

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Over the last two years, the widespread shortages, stoppages, and other disruptions affecting much of the global supply chain have led manufacturers, suppliers, and buyers alike to examine their contract terms for an...more

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Supply Chain Risks Cause Challenges and Provide Opportunities

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In light of ever-growing complex business arrangements, companies are increasingly dependent on cross-border supply chain networks. Supply chains networks, which usually encompass development, sourcing, production,...more

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2022 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers

In late 2012, we created the Manufacturing Law Blog with the goal of providing our manufacturing clients with a holistic approach to the unique issues they face in their global operations. ...more

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Recent Impacts to the Automotive Supply Chain and Change Drivers for 2021

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The supply chain is the lifeblood of the automotive manufacturing industry. Disruptions to the supply chain caused by COVID-19 and component and material shortages, such as the semiconductor industry shortage, have put this...more

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Impacts of COVID-19 on Automotive Suppliers

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...Given that the original epicenter of the coronavirus was the important worldwide manufacturing hub of Wuhan, China, the automotive industry was swiftly and seriously impacted in ways that continue one year later. The...more

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Force Majeure Litigation Involving Manufacturers

Earlier this year, I provided our 2021 Corporate Compliance and Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers. I noted that even though we had been counseling a lot of manufacturers on force majeure events (i.e., the ability to...more

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With Rising Raw Material Prices, Companies Should Prepare For Pressures on the Supply Chain

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As we have covered previously, earlier declines in demand for most raw materials during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic caused many suppliers to reduce capacity. This is now resulting in higher prices and more...more

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2021 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers

2021 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers - In late 2012, we created the Manufacturing Law Blog with the goal of providing our manufacturing clients with a holistic approach to the unique issues...more

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Should Parties Color Outside the Lines of Force Majeure to Excuse COVID-19 Related Supply Chain Disruptions?

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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors are attempting to mitigate the risks that accompany supply chain disruptions by incorporating a variety of related terms into their force majeure...more

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Force Majeure Tug-of-War: Competing Interests of Buyers and Sellers Negotiating Force Majeure Protections in Supply Chain...

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It is quite common in supply chain contracts for the buyer and the seller to have competing interests in negotiating key contractual provisions and protections. Before COVID-19, force majeure provisions were often just an...more

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International News: COVID-19 Global Pandemic - May 2020

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The Legal Impact in Europe on Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies - The current crisis mode has triggered legal and commercial issues that affect the pharmaceutical and medical device industry across Europe. ...more

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Force Majeure both for Contracts/Suppliers, Cancellation of Trade Shows

Fellow Manufacturing Industry Team member, Taylor Shea and I had the pleasure of presenting the first program in the “Coronavirus Special Topic Conference Calls Series” offered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the...more

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Implications for the Fashion, Apparel & Beauty Industries Due to the Coronavirus

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Like other industries, the fashion, apparel & beauty businesses have been, and continue to be hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The $400 billion dollar American fashion industry employs over four million people, excluding...more

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Impacts of COVID-19 on the Performance of Contracts Under German Law

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Key Messages - COVID-19 constitutes a Force Majeure event - if epidemics or pandemics are expressly provided for in the agreement as qualified Force Majeure circumstances and - if acts or orders of the German...more

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Examining the defense of impracticability: Does the COVID-19 pandemic qualify as an “unforeseen event” that could render a UCC...

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For buyers and sellers of goods, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing increasing disruption to supply chains on a local, national and international level. Factories have been shut down, workforces have been downsized, flights...more

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COVID-19: Force Majeure in Manufacturing, Distribution, and Retail; and Food and Beverage

Companies in the manufacturing, distribution, and retail sector are analyzing how to best navigate these unprecedented times. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have worked to...more

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Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: What Claims In-House Counsel Should Expect in the Near Future

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As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation of these challenges...more

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Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Implications for the Technology Industry

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The coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has now been documented in more than 100 countries and territories. As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world,...more

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Coronavirus: Impact on the Retail Industry

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 or “COVID-19” continues to dominate national and international discussion. News outlets in Boston, New York, London, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and every other city and town in the world continue...more

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COVID 19 and Supply Chain Contracts

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Covid-19 has caused serious disruption to manufacturers’ ability to produce products and fill orders on a timely basis, which in turn has impeded the performance of countless supply chains....more

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Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Implications for the Energy Industry

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The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has now been documented in more than 100 countries and territories. Over 110,000 cases have now been documented across the globe,...more

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Coronavirus: Considerations for an Emergency Supply-Chain Response Plan

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We are in "unchartered territory" with the coronavirus, or COVID-19, according to the the World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The virus has been documented in more than 70 countries and...more

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What US Retail Companies Need to do to Protect Against Business Implications of the Coronavirus

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As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc globally, long-term business implications are imminent for US companies - The fashion and retail industries are specifically affected due to the volume of goods produced in...more

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Who Will Bear the Risk and Cost for Coronavirus Construction Delays? A Contractual Analysis.

As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe, its impact continues to disrupt many industries, including construction.  Over the last twenty years, the construction industry in the United States has substantially increased its...more

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Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: An Effective Supply Chain Response Plan

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...The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has now been documented in six of the world’s seven continents, with more than 80,000 cases, sparing only Antarctica. Closer to home,...more

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