In recent years, natural disasters have become increasingly frequent and severe, disrupting industries and communities worldwide. Events such as Hurricane Helene and the extreme weather conditions ...

‘I think most lawyers dusted off their hornbooks and took a look at this,’ says Timothy F. Maloney, a principal at Joseph Greenwald & Lake PA, in Greenbelt. (File photo). Among the once-obscure words ...

Contractual obligations may become difficult to perform due to unforeseen external events that disrupt normal commercial operations. In recent years, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Though often boilerplate language, force majeure clauses in contracts are seldom invoked unless for the occurrence of some sort of extraordinary event. The clause typically relieves both parties from ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A Washington woman was supposed to get married here in her hometown of Bakersfield. However, when she showed up at a vacant building, she realized that her big day may not ...

When conflict erupts, the first disruptions are often measured not only in geopolitical headlines but also in legal notices. Within just two days of the current crisis in the Middle East, contractors ...

Tennessee’s first athletics coaching contracts executed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic include a force majeure clause that did not previously exist in Vols contracts. Force majeure clauses ...

Although many construction contract provisions are considered "standard" or "market," their application in these unique circumstances presents new, uncharted challenges, and, just as importantly ...

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(Bloomberg) -- The new war in the Middle East has given fresh relevance to the legal term “force majeure.” It’s a clause that can be found buried in many contracts that lets a party off the hook in ...

As Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder ticked off the changes made to football coach Mike Gundy’s contract Friday following a law firm’s investigation into the treatment of players in the ...