Force majeure clauses in contracts help companies avoid liabilities from unforeseen events. COVID-19 led many firms to invoke force majeure due to disrupted operations. Investors must consider force ...

The MPA contains a carefully worded Force Majeure clause that allows exemption from obligations only if a qualifying event ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in landlords and tenants closely reviewing a clause in their lease that was long considered unimportant boilerplate. Yes, we are referring to the "force majeure" ...

The profound economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic shows little sign of easing. As companies throughout Hawai‘i look for ways to reduce the financial impacts of business closures, ...

This article provides a look at the roots of the force majeure doctrine, leading up to the recent Second Circuit decision 'JN Contemporary Art v. Phillips Auctioneers', where the court "remains ...