The predicted wave of force majeure litigation related to COVID-19 has now become reality. Lawsuits are increasingly being filed by parties to contractual disputes, and practitioners are increasingly being called upon to...more
7/31/2020
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Best Practices ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Interruption ,
Business Strategies ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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In a turbulent economy, circumstances often arise in which a party seeks to avoid contractual obligations by invoking a force majeure provision in the relevant agreement. The following checklist offers a preliminary way...more
As the COVID-19 crisis and its economic fallout intensify, contractual parties have increasingly invoked force majeure provisions to excuse performance of contracts. This article is a follow up to Schiffer Hicks Johnson’s...more
4/10/2020
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Breach of Contract ,
China ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crude Oil ,
Downstream Agreements ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Imports ,
Impossibility ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Nonperformance ,
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While the Novel Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) appears poised to inflict considerable damage on human populations across the world, it is also likely to exact a grave toll on the global economy. Supply chains are...more
3/4/2020
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Closures ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Nonperformance ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Supply Chain