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MoFo Life Sciences

At-Home Diagnostics Articles: Non-Lab Diagnostics: Supply, Manufacturing, And Distribution Agreements

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The advent of the COVID-19 rapid antigen test launched at-home diagnostics to the forefront of conversation in the life sciences industry. Many believe this is only the beginning. As the share of telehealth services...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2024 #2

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The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another blow to the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model....more

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

Goldberg Segalla

FDA Finally Recognizes EtO Sterilizing Alternative as the World Becomes a Force Majeure Pile-Up

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Perhaps nothing has proven the indispensable value of commercial sterilizers more than the devastating worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Without the highly effective and efficient commercial sterilizer ethylene oxide (EtO), we...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Obligation of Tenant Shut Down By COVID Order To Pay Rent

Nearly four years after the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues concerning the legal consequences of executive and legislative orders shutting down business operations are still working their way through appellate courts...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Court Rejects Commercial Tenant’s Argument for Relief From Rent Due to “Temporary Frustration of Purpose” During Pandemic

Earlier this year, Money and Dirt covered a then recent case, West Pueblo Partners, LLC v. Stone Brewing Co., LLC, which was one of the first California cases dealing with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the legal...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

ISDA Amendments to Master Agreement Relating to Default Notice Provision and Characterisation of Credit Support Annexes

As a response to member feedback relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and following a period of consultation with its members beginning in 2022, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published a number...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Amendments to ISDA MA's Notices Provision and Treatment of CSAs

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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) has published a form of amendments to the Notices provision and the alignment of treatment of English law and New York law governed Credit Support Annexes...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Covid-19 Pandemic And Related Closures Do Not Excuse Commercial Tenant’s Failure To Pay Rent

One of the questions in real estate law arising out of the pandemic is what impact the pandemic and related closure orders would have on commercial leases, and in particular a tenant’s obligation to pay rent. Many, if not...more

Burr & Forman

Florida Appellate Court Says Tenant Cannot Use Force Majeure Clause as Weapon Against Landlord

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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

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

Dickinson Wright

Attention Commercial Landlords! Tenants Affected by Shutdowns Might Have the Right to Rent-Free Extension Terms

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In recent years, brick-and-mortar businesses faced hardship with government shutdowns forcing them to pay expenses without revenue. Desperate for relief, tenants sought court help but were consistently denied and required to...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

Quarles & Brady LLP

Supply Chain Survival Series: Force Majeure (Article #9)

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In our previous article, we discussed anticipatory repudiation and demands for adequate assurances—legal concepts that may arise when a party to a contract expects that its counterparty may not perform its end of the bargain....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

White & Case LLP

Climate Resilience as a Proposed New Feature of Sovereign Debt Instruments

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Climate factors' impact on a debtor's ability to honor its obligations has been recognized for over 4,000 years. It was the Code of Hammurabi in Mesopotamia that first mandated a deferral of principal repayment and...more

White & Case LLP

2022 Half-year in review M&A legal and market developments

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We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more

King & Spalding

COVID as a Force Majeure Event - An Interesting and Unexpected Development in Singapore

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The Appellate Division of the Singapore High Court recently provided the construction industry with interesting, and somewhat unexpected, guidance regarding COVID as a force majeure event in the context of construction...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Case Law Update: Disputes Relating to Supply Chain Disruptions Hit the Courts

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Over the last two years, the widespread shortages, stoppages, and other disruptions affecting much of the global supply chain have led manufacturers, suppliers, and buyers alike to examine their contract terms for an...more

Maron Marvel

The Implications of Covid-19 on Insurance Coverage as it Relates to Business Interruption Claims and Force Majeure Clauses

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Perhaps since the very first executive order came out ordering businesses to close amid the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, attorneys have been holding their breath, waiting to see how Covid-19 would play out in terms...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Three Key Defenses to Contractual Performance: Force Majeure, Commercial Impracticability, and Frustration of Purpose

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With disruptions affecting every aspect of the supply chain, companies are increasingly encountering legal arguments offered to justify a failure to meet supply obligations. This article in the Supply Chain Disruption Series...more

Kilpatrick

8 Key Takeaways | Hot Topics in Construction Contracting

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Partner Brian Gaudet recently presented on “Hot Topics in Construction Contracting” at the Association of Corporate Counsel Houston Chapter Meeting. With the continuing impact of Covid-19, the supply chain crunch, world...more

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8 Key Takeaways - Hot Topics in Construction Contracting

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Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Brian Gaudet recently presented on “Hot Topics in Construction Contracting” at the Association of Corporate Counsel Houston Chapter Meeting. With the continuing impact of Covid-19, the supply chain...more

Kaufman & Canoles

UCLA and Under Armour Settle for $67.5M

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It was announced that UCLA will receive a settlement payment in an amount of approximately $67.5 million from sports apparel manufacturer Under Armour to resolve a lawsuit stemming from the termination of a sponsorship deal....more

Bracewell LLP

The COVID-19 Change Order

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During the pandemic it has become common for contractors to submit change orders to owners seeking reimbursement for COVID-19 related expenses and costs. This is especially true for large construction projects. These...more

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