Stephen L. Fink | Barnes & Thornburg The COVID-19 pandemic has parties to contracts scrambling to determine their contractual rights and duties. Buyers of goods and services are concerned that sellers will not perform. Sellers and manufacturers are struggling to produce and ship goods contemplated by their agreements, and are concerned with whether buyers will… Continue reading Force Majeure May Not Be Your Only (Or Best) Option
Month: April 2020
Keep Your Construction Claims Alive in Crazy Economic Times
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings Coronavirus is dominating the news. Construction in Virginia is facing what is at best an uncertain future and at worst a series of large scale shutdowns due to COVID-19. The number of cases seem to grow almost exponentially on a daily basis while states and the federal government try and… Continue reading Keep Your Construction Claims Alive in Crazy Economic Times
Stop Work Orders and Construction Project Site Abandonment Series: Part 1 – Stop Work Orders
Michael Kelley and Maureen Rogers | Shutts As the Novel-Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) continues to cause disruption to every aspect of society, the business world and the economy-at-large, nearly every country, state and county has issued unique lockdown, “shelter-in-place,” and similar types of orders restricting the way all of us interact with each other and perform work.… Continue reading Stop Work Orders and Construction Project Site Abandonment Series: Part 1 – Stop Work Orders
Just Because? COVID-19 Coverage under General Liability Insuring Agreements
Syed S. Ahmad and Rachel E. Hudgins | Hunton Andrews Kurth Potential damages flowing from the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to those flowing from the opioid crisis, will likely result in courts considering the plain meaning of these common coverage triggers. A policy’s insuring agreement sets out the scope of coverage. It should be the starting… Continue reading Just Because? COVID-19 Coverage under General Liability Insuring Agreements
Virus Exclusion? – Don’t Abandon Hope for Coverage Just Yet
David G. Jordan | Saxe Doernberger & Vita Companies across all industries have been deeply impacted by the social-distancing protocols and economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Naturally, competent business owners have looked to their commercial business and property insurance programs to determine what coverage, if any, they may have to offset the financial… Continue reading Virus Exclusion? – Don’t Abandon Hope for Coverage Just Yet