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Manufacturers Contract Terms Coronavirus/COVID-19

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Here’s How Commercial Contracts Can Ease the Cost Burden of New Tariffs Impacting Manufacturers

Commercial contracts tend to be full of “boilerplate provisions” that, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s assessment of classic novels, everyone knows are important, but no one actually reads. When COVID-19 struck, manufacturers...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Force Majeure Litigation Involving Manufacturers

Earlier this year, I provided our 2021 Corporate Compliance and Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers. I noted that even though we had been counseling a lot of manufacturers on force majeure events (i.e., the ability to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies

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That question, as we brace for the continuing effects of COVID-19, is at the top of executives’ minds. And yet each vision seems to beget more questions: about alternative supply chain models and contract terms, about...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Meeting the Challenges Covid-19 Poses for Trade Finance Transactions: Amendments and Waivers

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This alert is the first in a series addressing the issues affecting trade finance documentation and transactions in the current climate. Issues concerning documentation have been at the forefront of discussions in the...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Force Majeure both for Contracts/Suppliers, Cancellation of Trade Shows

Fellow Manufacturing Industry Team member, Taylor Shea and I had the pleasure of presenting the first program in the “Coronavirus Special Topic Conference Calls Series” offered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the...more

Polsinelli

COVID 19 and Supply Chain Contracts

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Covid-19 has caused serious disruption to manufacturers’ ability to produce products and fill orders on a timely basis, which in turn has impeded the performance of countless supply chains....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Is Coronavirus An Excusable Delay?

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The spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) remains unclear, but its impacts are already being felt. Supply chains are being disrupted and companies are implementing preventative measures to protect their employees. Many businesses...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Who Will Bear the Risk and Cost for Coronavirus Construction Delays? A Contractual Analysis.

As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe, its impact continues to disrupt many industries, including construction.  Over the last twenty years, the construction industry in the United States has substantially increased its...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Coronavirus/COVID-19: Implications for Commercial and Financial Contracts

The outbreak of coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) is reportedly impacting global manufacturing, transportation and cross-border supply chains underpinning many aspects of international trade and commerce. Some companies...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Coronavirus and Force Majeure in English Law

- Under English law, force majeure clauses in contracts may allow parties to avoid their performance obligations in certain extreme circumstances, as defined by the contract. - It is unlikely that a low demand for LNG in...more

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