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Using AI to Manage Force Majeure in the Wake of Coronavirus

Almost no one that could have predicted the impending escalation of legal work from potential Force Majeure claims. Fortunately, the legal tech industry has been able to quickly shift gears and provide relief.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

What Spanish Flu-Era Contract Fights Tell Us about Pandemics and Contractual Performance

A historical parallel exists that potentially sheds light on the approach courts may adopt when interpreting contracts in light of an epidemic: the Spanish flu, writes Sidley Austin's global litigation co-head Yvette Ostolaza and associates Daniel Driscoll and Tayler Green.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Contractual Nonperformance in the Wake of COVID-19

Like other major disasters, the litigation that will ensue will be monumental, and the wars between tenants and landlords are already underway.
10 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Coronavirus Litigation: The Good, the Bad and the Stupid

Come on really? There's a global pandemic and you're suing because you think Brazilian waxes are an essential business?
8 minute read

The Recorder

Past iCloud Subscribers Can't Pursue Injunctive Relief in Class Action, Koh Rules

In partially granting Apple's motion to dismiss a class action of iCloud users who argue that the tech company fraudulently outsourced the storage of their data to Microsoft and Google, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled that class members who did not pay Apple for storage do not currently have standing for injunctive relief.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

When Breaching a Contract Is More Than Just Breaking a Promise: Contours of Fraud Cases Affected by the Second Circuit's 'Countrywide' Decision

In the wake of 'Countrywide', courts in the Second Circuit have had to grapple with the scope and application of the holding in criminal and civil fraud cases. Does it provide a possible defense for white-collar defendants alleged to have defrauded their counterparties? Or is it limited to its facts?
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Here's Some Guidance for Construction Contractors About Mitigating Coronavirus Risks

What can contractors do to avoid losses due to the coronavirus, mitigate the impacts and prepare for what's to come? Peckar & Abramson's Warren E. Friedman walks you through it.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Auto Mogul Norman Braman Again Sues to Stop Miami Casino But Without Mayor as Plaintiff

Braman's suit challenges administrative approval of a casino in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Availability of Insurance Coverage for Immediate Coronavirus Losses

This article focuses on coverage for the immediate losses caused by coronavirus, including loss of revenue to businesses suddenly devoid of customers, businesses dealing with disrupted supply chains, and businesses forced to shutter either by concern for public health or by explicit government order.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Why Ginsburg Joined Ruling Civil Rights Advocates Decry as 'Terrible'

"This ruling weakens our nation's oldest civil rights statute and may shut the courthouse door on some discrimination victims," a leading civil rights advocate said about the Supreme Court's decision in "Comcast v. National Association of African American Owned Media."
6 minute read

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