Danielle Kinchen

Danielle Kinchen

October 07, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Using Force Majeure Provisions to Manage Uncertainty: After Ida and Beyond

In Texas, the force majeure defense to nonperformance is not available if the contract does not contain force majeure language. Texas courts do not apply a common law doctrine of force majeure in the absence of a force majeure provision in a contract.

By Amy Anderson and Danielle Kinchen

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