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Allen Matkins

Loss Of $6 Million In Deposits Is No Forfeiture

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VFLA Eventco, LLC v. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC, 2024 WL (March 6, 2024) involved the loss of $6 million in deposits that had been paid to secure the performances of various artists at a two day musical...more

Miller Canfield

Whose Risk? Impossibility and Frustration of Purpose in Michigan Leases

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Following the COVID‑19 pandemic, many parties and jurisdictions grappled with how shutdown orders affected their private contract rights. Our commentary from March 2020 is still a good starting point for evaluating these...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Court Rejects Contractor’s Claim That COVID-19 Rendered Performance Impossible

A fundamental premise of contract law is that promises must be kept. If legally enforceable promises or “contracts” are not kept, courts may step in to enforce them by ordering performance, awarding damages, or granting some...more

Lowndes

Hurricane Idalia: Take a Hard Look at the Force Majeure Clauses and Your Business Risks

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With Hurricane Idalia about to cross Florida, people are naturally focused on preparations and the potential adverse impacts that it will have. For businesses, that should include analysis of contractual obligations that...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

To pay or not to pay: knowing when you can and can’t rely on a Force Majeure

What is one way to prepare for the unexpected? A force majeure clause. The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest historical event that could neither be anticipated nor controlled by contracting parties at the time of contracting....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

California Appeals Court Confirms the COVID-19 Force Majeure Event Did Not Excuse Contract Performance Merely Because It Became...

In West Pueblo Partners, LLC v. Stone Brewing Co., LLC, (2023 WL 3151827), the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed summary judgment on the basis that the COVID-19 pandemic force majeure event did...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts—An Assessment of Ontario Judgments Three Years On

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Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses began to scrutinize force majeure clauses in their commercial contracts and leases. Such contractual clauses, when engaged, either permanently or temporarily relieve the...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Commercial Division Says Not Every Storm Triggers Force Majeure

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A recent decision from Justice Robert Reed of the Manhattan Commercial Division in J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation v. Miami Wind I, LLC, Goldthwaite Wind Energy LLC demonstrates how parties have the ability to excuse...more

A&O Shearman

Unsanctioned Payments: Overcoming Force Majeure Through Non-Contractual Performance

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In what some may regard as a surprising outcome, the English Court of Appeal has held that a force majeure clause was not triggered because the affected party could have accepted performance that was not in accordance with...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Permits COVID-Related Contract Termination Pursuant to “Market Disruption” Clause

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Spring 2020 brought immense market uncertainty, which in turn placed serious strain on contractual relationships.  Amid that strain, a question on the minds of many commercial parties...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Supply Chain Survival Series: Introduction (Article #1)

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It’s Friday at 3:00 p.m. at ABC Corp., and Mike from purchasing enters your office, slumping into his chair with a heavy sigh. Prime resin is in short supply. The next delivery will be weeks late, only half your order can be...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Interpreting your contract in the wake of Russian sanctions – Commercial questions to consider

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Given the recent expansion of the regulatory landscape in light of the ongoing events in Russia and Ukraine, namely the imposition of extensive sanctions on Russia (and certain Russian banks and nationals), there has been a...more

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FAQs: Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Force Majeure and Other Defenses to Contractual Performance

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The Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with the considerable economic sanctions levied against Russia and certain Russian entities and individuals, has significantly impacted businesses worldwide. Recognizing the...more

Jones Day

Conflict in Ukraine: Excuses for Non-Performance of Contracts Governed by German Law

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Traditionally, industry in Germany has enjoyed close commercial ties with Russia and Ukraine. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions imposed on Russia—and by Russia—will inevitably affect these business...more

Jones Day

Conflict in Ukraine: Liability for Non-Performance Under English Law

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The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and the severe sanctions imposed by governments globally in response to Russia's aggression, are having extreme effects on parties' legal obligations, and are drastically altering the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

“Ki(c)k“ boxing between tenants and landlords on rent payment obligations during Covid-related business closures continues even...

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This week, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued its eagerly awaited judgment on rent payment obligations during COVID-related business closures. The judgment eases, at least in part, landlords and tenants’ uncertainty...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Cineplex Awarded $1.24 Billion in Lost Synergies from Failed Cineworld Acquisition: Company’s Pandemic Response Not Out of the...

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In a highly anticipated decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice – Commercial List held that Cineworld wrongly terminated its arrangement agreement to acquire Cineplex, which was awarded substantial damages....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Potential Government Shutdown Friday: Are You Prepared?

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While Congress reached a last-minute deal for a continuing resolution on September 30, averting a government funding lapse, commonly known as a “shutdown,” it now appears that Congress may not reach another such deal by...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Think Twice Before Using These Contractual Shortcuts To Address Supply Chain Challenges

All manufacturers are generally tired of hearing about supply chain problems. These days companies are looking for ways to mitigate shipping delays (i.e., can we ship to a port other than Long Beach?) and the increased cost...more

Hogan Lovells

UK COVID-19 rent arrears: a further court case clarifying the position on commercial rent arrears

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A further judgment has been handed down in respect of COVID-19 rent arrears.  Implied terms, failure of consideration and set-off, were all cited as reasons why the tenant ought not to pay its rent during periods of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

See You in September August 2021 - There Was No 'Gap' in the Lease Language: COVID Is Not a Casualty

On June 29, 2021, in The Gap, Inc. v. 170 Broadway Retail Owner, LLC, the New York Appellate Division, First Department, overturned an earlier decision by the New York Supreme Court and issued a decisive victory to commercial...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Free Rein Venue Choices? Not So Fast Says the Commercial Division

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The principles of jurisdiction and venue are paramount when determining not only where a proceeding will be conducted, but also which particular laws will govern the proceeding. ...more

Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP

COVID-19 And The Law: Time To Check Your Force Majeure Clause

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave businesses in limbo. Prolonged government shutdowns and health restrictions designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus have disrupted contractual relations across the...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Revisiting Price Escalation Clauses in a Time of Skyrocketing Material Costs

Anyone monitoring construction industry trends is aware that the prices of raw construction materials, particularly steel and lumber, have been rapidly increasing since early 2020. Earlier this year, Associated Builders and...more

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

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