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On Aug. 6, the Colorado Court of Appeals recently addressed a question that had never been definitively answered in the state: whether a prevailing party can recover attorney fees incurred to enforce a contractual...more
The Colorado Court of Appeals (Division VI), applying Colorado law, partially affirmed a trial court decision dismissing an action seeking insurance coverage for COVID‑19 related losses. Spectrum Retirement Communities, LLC...more
As federal contractors continue to navigate the post-pandemic compliance landscape, a recurring issue has emerged in government audits and incurred cost reviews: whether and how contractors must credit the government for...more
We are starting to hear reports of businesses declaring the Trump Administration's Executive Order on tariffs to be a force majeure event under their contracts. Most of us now have rather more experience than we'd like to of...more
In Short - The Situation: In 2020, a cruise ship in Australian waters, the Ruby Princess, experienced a COVID‑19 outbreak that resulted in an Australian class action. Part of the class were passengers subject to...more
The courts of England are some of the most established fora for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to English civil litigation, which govern every aspect of cases from...more
Kilpatrick Townsend partner Thomas Allen recently presented "The Future of Construction, Infrastructure and Energy Disputes in the Endemic Age" for the Inter-Pacific Association's Arbitration Day at Maxwell Chambers in...more
On August 31, 2022, Kilpatrick Townsend partner Thomas G. Allen spoke at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s Arbitration Day at Maxwell Chambers in Singapore. Mr. Allen, who leads the firm’s international disputes practice,...more
Due to the large-scale shutdowns triggered by the Coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”), many businesses were unable to operate fully, or not at all. Litigants across the country have sought to be relieved of their obligations...more
Last month, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals held that a public contractor could not recover $100k in construction costs incurred following the government’s decision to close down a base in Tennessee due to...more
Another judgment on force majeure and COVID-19. Here a rugby broadcaster was entitled to terminate for cancelled matches even though it had also been affected by the pandemic....more
Litigation is, on one analysis, all about telling stories to impartial decision makers. Complex commercial litigation means that those stories are more detailed, more involved and more intricate. That means that telling the...more
Australia is a highly advanced mixed economy, but investors – often drawn to the country's economic stability and resilience – should be aware of certain clauses that typically appear in construction contracts. Australia...more
19th Annual Top Gun Premier Midwest Construction Claims Webinar Series - Bricker & Eckler's construction attorneys are proud to present "Top Gun," our premier Midwest construction claims webinar series. This free event...more
The pandemic has put many contractual relationships under immense pressure. We explored in our last Business as (un)usual article some of the problems which contracting parties may have inadvertently created for themselves...more
Anyone monitoring construction industry trends is aware that the prices of raw construction materials, particularly steel and lumber, have been rapidly increasing since early 2020. Earlier this year, Associated Builders and...more
Please join Troutman Pepper for the second installment of its COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends Podcast series on legal and business issues confronted by companies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderated by Troutman...more
I have previously written about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on force majeure provisions in a commercial contract. A force majeure clause may excuse a party from performing its contract because of an...more
"It cannot be seriously disputed that the COVID-19 pandemic is a natural disaster." This seemingly straightforward conclusion has only been reached in a small number of reported court decisions since the start of the...more
Millions of people across the country are waiting to get the COVID-19 vaccine. For businesses, immunity is sought not against the virus but against liability, and, in some cases, businesses have been successful in invoking...more
The courts of England are some of the most established for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to civil litigation are robust and provide a clear framework for the...more
The DIFC is fast becoming one of the leading hubs for international arbitration in the Middle East. The launch of the DIFC-LCIA in 2008 served as a testament to the UAE's commitment to providing access to arbitral...more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic constituted a “natural disaster” under a contract’s force majeure provision, Judge Denise Cote of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled in JN...more
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What can in-house legal, risk and compliance leaders learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and other notable crises of the past 20 years to strengthen the legal resilience of their organisations? More than any other crisis in...more