1. Force majeure is a contractual provision that excuses a party’s performance obligations due to certain events that are outside a party’s control. A force majeure provision must be included in the contract to be invoked; it...more
Across the globe, contracting parties are experiencing performance-related concerns resulting from unprecedented orders to shelter-in-place, closures of non-essential businesses, global travel restrictions, and social...more
In a 4-3 decision on April 13, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld Governor Tom Wolf’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order requiring the closure of the physical operations of all non-life-sustaining businesses to slow...more