News & Analysis as of

Notice Requirements Business Interruption

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Tour de Force: Evolving Force Majeure Considerations One Year into the Pandemic

As the pandemic has evolved, so too has the number and complexity of the questions arising in force majeure disputes. Regardless of whether a party is seeking to invoke, or defend against invocation of, a force majeure...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: October 2020

Holland & Knight LLP on

More than six months into the pandemic, there is still no easy or definitive answer to the question many retailers are asking about whether there is coverage for their business interruption losses related to COVID-19....more

Saul Ewing LLP

Business Owners Beware: Second Round of Federal WARN Act Notices Coming Due

Saul Ewing LLP on

As employers nationwide continue to grapple with the longstanding impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a looming obstacle that awaits in early Fall 2020 is an employer’s obligation to provide WARN Act notices to employees who...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Best Practices for Coping With Project Modifications, Suspension and Termination During the Age of COVID-19

Gould + Ratner LLP on

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, owners and developers find themselves facing the prospect of continued project disruptions. While almost every governmental shutdown order has allowed construction activities to continue as...more

Troutman Pepper

Best Practice With Notices for Force Majeure Events

Troutman Pepper on

As the wave of reopening orders sweeps across the country, businesses see a light at the end of the tunnel. That light, however, in many instances is still yellow, and may be so for some time to come. ...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

California Department of Insurance Issues Notice to Insurers to Comply with their Legal Requirements with Respect to COVID-19...

On April 14, 2020, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a notice to insurers titled "Requirement to Accept, Forward, Acknowledge, and Fairly Investigate All Business Interruption Insurance Claims Caused by...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Force Majeure Clauses and Financially Settled Transactions Under the ISDA Master Agreement

Key Points - - The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement has a force majeure clause, but the 1992 ISDA Master does not. - A force majeure defense is unavailable unless payment/delivery is actually prevented. - Under a Force...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Best Practices for Investigating and Assessing Insurance Coverage for Business Interruption Losses

No pandemic has impacted the global and US economies on such a scale in so short a period of time as COVID-19. The effects of the virus and business disruptions are being felt across all industry sectors. ...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Guidance for Maryland Employers Regarding Rising Unemployment Claims in the Face of COVID-19

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads, a growing number of employers are considering terminating or furloughing employees. This has raised a number of Maryland unemployment compensation questions that, although not...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Sweeping Amendment To The New Jersey WARN Act Takes Effect In July

As part of a flurry of employment-related laws enacted over the past two years in New Jersey, a recent amendment to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (commonly known as the New Jersey WARN Act)...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Does Your Contract Protect You From The Coronavirus?

Coronavirus contamination has disrupted the work force, supply chains, and transportation. Official bans on large public gatherings across the country, and the ordered closures of restaurants and bars implemented by many...more

Stoel Rives LLP

COVID-19: Business Interruption Coverage for Government Ordered Shutdowns

Stoel Rives LLP on

We are living in a state of uncertainty. As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic spreads, many state and local authorities are issuing orders to limit social gatherings, temporarily close schools and some businesses —...more

Jones Day

When the Show Cannot Go On: Maximizing Insurance Recoveries for Event Cancellations

Jones Day on

The Situation: On the evening of July 13, 2019, a massive blackout struck Manhattan's West Side, prompting the cancellation of 26 out of 30 Broadway performances and postponement of the second night of Jennifer Lopez's...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Hurricane Michael devastates the Florida Panhandle

Last week, Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle. The hurricane was the third strongest to strike the United States and the largest to ever make landfall on the Florida Panhandle. Some of Florida’s most historic...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Wildfires Rage: Insurance Advice for Recovery After the Smoke Clears

Some guiding principles, taken from decades of experience representing insurance policyholders in California and around the globe - The Wine Country fires, and the uncertainty of their cause, may complicate insurance...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Hurricane Harvey and Irma: Is Your Company Prepared for a Disaster? The Property and Business Interruption Insurance Checklist

An unexpected or catastrophic loss can force any company out of business, even if it is insured. You must understand your company’s risks and how your insurance policies cover those risks in order to manage them and maintain...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Hurricane Irma: Maximizing Insurance Recoveries

Hurricane Irma’s epic scope and wind speed suggest that affected businesses and other organizations take immediate and proactive steps to maximize insurance recovery....more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Law That May Affect Hurricane Harvey Claims Takes Effect Sept. 1

Holland & Knight LLP on

While insurance claims may be far from the first priority for clients affected by Hurricane Harvey, a new law takes effect on Sept. 1, 2017, that may affect first-party property insurance claims stemming from Harvey, floods...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Hurricane Harvey: Insurance Implications [Updated]

Hurricane Harvey and its associated rainfall have simply devastated much of southeastern Texas. Many areas were left inaccessible, or without water or power services. Evacuation and curfew orders limited travel and...more

Jones Day

No More Tears: Insurance Coverage For The "WannaCry" Ransomware Attack

Jones Day on

This month's WannaCry "ransomware" attack—the first truly global incident of its kind—is believed to have affected at least 300,000 computers in over 150 countries, claiming among its victims many large corporations and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

California’s Storms Are Not California Dreaming

- It is essential to keep track of deadlines mandated under policies. - Keep in mind that several types of insurance—not just property insurance—may cover flood and storm-related losses (such as property damage, loss of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Insurance Coverage Issues for Hotel and Apartment High-Rises Damaged by Fire

Just before fireworks exploded across the sky to usher in 2016, a massive fire engulfed the Address Downtown Hotel in Dubai. At nearly 1,000 feet tall, this five-star hotel and luxury apartment building —with about 200 hotel...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

South Carolina’s 1,000-Year Flood Requires Immediate Recovery Action

South Carolina was recently pummeled by a devastating storm that Governor Haley described as happening “once in a thousand years.” Compounding the resultant flooding, many dam breaks exacerbated the catastrophic losses South...more

23 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide