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New York Law Journal

COVID-19 and Contracts Under Pressure

The law of contracts has evolved to include concepts to address unforeseen changes in business conditions like this. Let's consider some of them.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Builders Active, But Pipeline Stalls Amid Coronavirus

South Florida public agencies have canceled zoning and commission meetings where action on proposed developments was pending, but construction, permitting and inspections continue.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Analyzing Force Majeure Clauses in Light of the Coronavirus Outbreak

Will these unprecedented circumstances constitute force majeure events, such that they provide a defense to a claimed breach? This article provides an overview of how New York courts are likely to grapple with this urgent issue.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In Battle Over Control of Energy Company, Judge Refuses to Disqualify Sills Cummis

Sills Cummis was accused of being conflicted out of representing Pristec Refining Technologies.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Big Law Litigators See COVID-19 as a 'Recipe for Litigation'

One big question will be whether companies' actions were reasonable. "But what does 'reasonable' look like today?" asked Gwyn Williams, a complex commercial litigation partner at Latham & Watkins.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Property and Contract in the Digital World

While the path to the destination is not always simple, legal systems are becoming more comfortable with treating digital assets as property and "smart contracts" as legally enforceable. In this edition of his Blockchain Law column, Robert A. Schwinger discusses recent illustrative developments.
19 minute read

New York Law Journal

Novel Legal Challenges From the New Coronavirus: Force Majeure

The unfolding situation is implicating previously seldom-used contractual excuses in a variety of commercial contexts. This article explores potential frameworks for navigating contractual challenges in light of potential future litigation.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Jury Nixes Family's Claims for Burned House, Orders Insurer Reimbursed

A Lithonia family seeking more than $700,000 for losses in a house fire got nothing from a federal jury, instead ordering them to reimburse Travelers Insurance's cash advance and investigation costs.
4 minute read

Law.com

Coronavirus: Business and Legal Implications

The situation remains too fluid to be predictable and there are many legal gray areas and unanswerable questions, but there are also a number of topics that businesses need to be prepared to address in three areas: business interruption issues, employment law and real estate.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Airbnb, Miami Natiivo Developer End Lawsuits, Minimize Partnership

The two settled lawsuits against each other and won't be partnering on the Natiivo Miami condominium project.
4 minute read

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