The real estate industry in Delaware experienced dramatic changes over the past eight months resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing mandated by Governor Carney’s March 12, 2020 Declaration of a State of...more
Our earlier article explored Delaware case law interpreting force majeure provisions in the context of COVID-19. But what happens when a contract omits or contains a sparse force majeure clause? In those circumstances, common...more
Commercial contracts often include a force majeure clause that limits a party’s liability for non-performance in the face of extraordinary events or circumstances beyond that party’s control. As the COVID-19 pandemic...more