D&O Insurance Myths (Part 1)
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Is It Time to Find a New Supplier?
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Candid Conversations with Suppliers in Distress
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Identifying Suppliers in Distress
The Calm Before the Storm: Planning for Catastrophic Weather Events
Out With a Bang: Current State of Play on Coverage for COVID-Related Losses
Regulating the Internet of Things
The Intersection of Insurance and Bankruptcy – Part 2
On-Demand Webinar | Impacts of COVID-19 on Litigation Economic Damages
On-Demand Webinar | Insurance Issues Faced by Employers in Times of COVID-19
COVID-19 in the Workplace - PPP Update, COVID Plans from the Biden Transition Team, Higher Education Relief Package Provision, COVID WARN Act Developments
How an Am Law 200 Firm is Working Towards Solutions to 2020’s Challenges with Jeremy Sacks: On Record PR
Second-Wave Contingency Planning and Risk Mitigation Strategies - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast
COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Claims: A Practical Perspective
WEBINAR: COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Class Actions
Compliance Perspectives: Compliance During a Business Interruption
Butler's Thursday Tips #3 | Handling Business Loss Claims
AF COVID-19 Podcast: Business Interruption Coverage, Do You Have a Claim?
Lifting the Fog Over Lobbying Compliance - updated with impact of COVID-19 on NYS lobbying community
Litigation and COVID-19: How to Protect Your Business in This Time of Crisis
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
Last week, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeals handed down a pro-landlord decision arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. See Fitness International, LLC v. 93FLRPT, LLC, No. 2D22-1182, May 10, 2023. One week later...more
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
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
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
COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on businesses of all kinds. But organizations in the real estate sector—both commercial and residential—have been hit particularly hard. The fallout from the pandemic has sparked numerous...more
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
"It cannot be seriously disputed that the COVID-19 pandemic is a natural disaster." This seemingly straightforward conclusion has only been reached in a small number of reported court decisions since the start of the...more
Corona virus as a force majeure event in hotel lease agreements - Rent payment and business interruption insurance - Since the hotel industry is severely affected by the current situation due to the new corona virus...more
Millions of people across the country are waiting to get the COVID-19 vaccine. For businesses, immunity is sought not against the virus but against liability, and, in some cases, businesses have been successful in invoking...more
If Canceling or Postponing Your Wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Anniversary Party or Event, Look For These When Reviewing Your Vendor Contracts....more
As COVID-19-related force majeure litigation continues to arise in both common and civil law jurisdictions, we take a first look at the approach to force majeure in civil law jurisdictions as compared to the common law...more
As discussed in previous updates, courts across the country continue to grapple with the application of force majeure provisions in contracts, as well as the related legal doctrines of impossibility, frustration of purpose,...more
Though sometimes overlooked given the abundance of federal and state statutory claims, employers must remember that their existing contractual obligations remain in place during the pandemic. As a review of the Fisher...more
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
With the onset of closures and quarantines early this year due to the spread of COVID-19, businesses across the country were confronted with the issue of how to perform their contractual obligations while they were unable to...more
As countries around the world respond to the arising threat posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, businesses are finding their operations interrupted due to a number of reasons, such as personnel shortages, supply...more
The Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences are having a major and sudden impact on economic activities and in particular the conditions in which contracts are being performed. A multitude of scenarii can be envisaged, such as...more
The outbreak of coronavirus/COVID-19 has caused numerous companies and event organizers to postpone, reschedule or even cancel public events. Due to regulations and advisories from governments and public health organizations...more
While the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has already caused unprecedented and far-reaching negative consequences, foremost for many businesses is the difficulty or impossibility of carrying out contractual...more
Will Financial Impacts from COVID-19 Pandemic Suffice to Breach a Contract Under a Force Majeure Clause?Force majeure clauses in contracts are intended to allow performing parties to avoid liability if certain natural or...more
The COVID-19 epidemic presents significant challenges to the commercial real estate market in the United States. As governors impose shutdown orders and Americans are told to shelter-in-place, commercial offices and retail...more
Disruptions from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have a lasting impact on industries worldwide. Commercial real estate landlords and tenants are being forced to make difficult decisions to adapt to these sudden...more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic—alone or coupled with government orders limiting activities—has impacted the ability of many businesses to maintain operations and to fulfill contractual obligations. Over the past few...more
Disrupted supply chains and state-mandated closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing New Jersey businesses to evaluate existing contracts to determine whether they may be entitled to any relief. Most commercial...more