Shannon O’Malley | Zelle No modern disease has dominated the news and affected the world-wide economy on such a scale as coronavirus (COVID-19). Coronavirus’s impact is widespread across almost all business sectors. Governments are shutting down whole regions and cities to quarantine and contain the outbreak. Workers are being urged to stay home for weeks,… Continue reading Commercial Property Insurance Coverage and Coronavirus
Month: March 2020
Coronavirus Expected to Bring Serious Delays and Complications to Construction Projects
Susan N. Eccles | Adams and Reese The United States has been transfixed by the spread of coronavirus. To date, over 115,000 individuals in 115 countries and territories have been infected. It is likely coronavirus will soon reach parts of the country that have yet to be affected. Louisiana’s governor, John Bel Edwards, noted that… Continue reading Coronavirus Expected to Bring Serious Delays and Complications to Construction Projects
Insurance Coverage Questions Abound Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
Douglas Christian | Ballard Spahr Among the legal issues presented by the coronavirus outbreak is the extent to which insurance policies may provide relief for virus-related losses. Proactive businesses are reviewing the specific risks they face and looking for ways to manage those risks through their existing policies and additional coverage available in the insurance… Continue reading Insurance Coverage Questions Abound Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
Coronavirus, Force Majeure, and Delay and Time-Impact Claims
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog It’s scary, uncertain times as the world grasps with how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic that has now spread to every continent on the globe with the exception of Antarctica. Although this is a global crisis, it has, and for the immediately future will continue to have,… Continue reading Coronavirus, Force Majeure, and Delay and Time-Impact Claims
Managing Project Risk Associated With The Coronavirus Outbreak Through Force Majeure Provisions
Sara Beiro Farabow | Seyfarth Globally, many developers and contractors are scrambling to identify available contractual relief as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disrupts cross-border supply chains. US businesses will recall a similar effort just eighteen months ago, when the Trump Administration announced increased tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods. That trade war prompted companies to… Continue reading Managing Project Risk Associated With The Coronavirus Outbreak Through Force Majeure Provisions