The ABA Section of Business Law’s Business and Corporate Litigation Committee has just published the 2020 edition of Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation. …
Rhode Island Business Court Judge Brian Stern has co-authored an article with Rhode Island attorney Christopher J. Fragomeni, on how the Rhode Island Superior Court’s…
The force majeure defense, and related defenses like impossibility, impracticability and frustration of purpose, are becoming commonplace in the Covid-19 era. While prior case law…
The force majeure defense, and related defenses like impossibility, impracticability and frustration of purpose, are becoming commonplace in the Covid-19 era. While prior case law…
Covid-19 coverage suits against insurers are expanding daily. We recently summarized some key litigation issues concerning the “Exclusion of Loss Due to Virus or Bacteria”;…
COVID-19 is a potential $1,000,000,000,000+ catastrophe for businesses. Insurance coverage demands for COVID-19 business interruption losses are exploding. Many insurers are denying coverage, and insureds’ lawsuits…
On March 31, 2020, Rhode Island Superior Court Presiding Justice Alice Bridget Gibney issued an Administrative Order creating the “COVID-19 Business Recovery Plan”. A copy…
In 2018, the Florida Bar’s Business Law Section created a Business Courts Task Force to study the potential for a statewide business court. Florida currently…
[This is an update of our Saturday, March 14, 2020, post concerning the Covid-19 virus and court appearances by lawyers in non-trial matters.] Some of…
Some of the risk the Covid-19 virus poses to litigators, judges, and court personnel can be remedied with non-medical technology. Putting aside the more complicated…