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Warp Speed To Two Forums: Court Of Federal Claims Retains Jurisdiction Despite Parallel District Court Suit

The Court of Federal Claims recently denied the United States’ motion to dismiss a patent infringement suit related to production of a COVID-19 vaccine. The court held that it had jurisdiction because the plaintiff filed...

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

When The Smoke Clears: Maritime Contract Claims After Hormuz Disruption

Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have created safety concerns, complex legal implications and delays for shipping companies operating in one of the world's most vital trade waterways.

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Impact Of Recent U.S. Tariffs On Material Adverse Change And Force Majeure Clauses

The recent imposition of tariffs by the U.S. government has introduced significant complexities in contractual performance and risk allocation.

United States International

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

EnforceMintz — Long Tail Of Pandemic Fraud Schemes Will Likely Result In Continued Enforcement For Years To Come

In last year's edition of EnforceMintz, we predicted that 2024 would bring an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement activity related to COVID-19 pandemic fraud.

United States Criminal

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Mintz

Four Years Of COVID-Related Rental Disputes End Favorably For Commercial Landlords In California

United States Real Estate

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Pryor Cashman LLP

D.C. Court Of Appeals Limits COVID-19 Tolling Based On Statute Of Limitations Expiration

United States Coronavirus

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Zooming Out: The Admissibility Of Depositions Recorded On Video Conferencing Platforms

United States Litigation

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Eckland & Blando

Webinar Recording - Contract Issues In Light Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

United States Coronavirus

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WilmerHale

A U.S. Perspective: Strategies For Certainty In Construction Contracts During Uncertain Economic Times

United States Coronavirus

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Reed Smith

What Do Pre-COVID Leases Look Like Post-COVID?

United States Real Estate

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

End Of The Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

Unions Reach Agreement With Advertising Industry To End Mandatory COVID-19 Protocols For Commercial Productions

United States Media & IT

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

Epley And Green Featured On FOX News Rundown About COVID Fraud Cases

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

Case Law Update: Disputes Relating To Supply Chain Disruptions Hit The Courts

United States Coronavirus

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Foley & Lardner

Massachusetts Appeals Court Rejects Website Links As Sufficient Securities Disclosure Under State Law

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Weekly Sanctions Update: July 20, 2026

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

Noncompete News Alert: Five Jurisdictions Where You Cannot Count On Blue-Penciling To Save Your Noncompete

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

New Jersey High Court Highlights D&O Insurance Traps For Complex Business Structures

United States Insurance

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K&L Gates LLP

New Jersey Bans The Sale Of Sensitive Data And Creates A New Data Broker Registry

United States Privacy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

COVID-19-Related Medical Liability And Legal Immunity: An Update

Lori Semlies (Partner-White Plains, NY) and Dan Tranen (Partner-St. Louis, MO) will present a webinar titled "COVID-19-Related Medical Liability and Legal Immunity: An Update" on November 17, 2022.

United States Coronavirus

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

New Frontier In COVID-19 Vaccine Litigation

Here we take a closer look at issues companies are facing more than two years into the pandemic, and how you may help your business avoid some of the bigger minefields.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Updating Force Majeure Clauses In Conference And Meeting Agreements In Light Of Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental shutdown and travel restriction orders have seriously disrupted the way many commercial enterprises operate.

United States Coronavirus

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Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols

What's Next For DOJ's COVID Enforcement In Health Care

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Jan. 31, 2020, public health emergency declaration that followed pushed those of us working in the life sciences and health care...

United States Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Post-COVID Trial Backlogs – No Joke

United States Coronavirus

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Lincoln Derr PLLC

COVID-19 As A Force Majeure Event - Key Judicial Decisions (Podcast)

United States Coronavirus

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Tarriffs, A Pandemic And War: Construction Contracts Must Withstand The Unforeseeable

United States Coronavirus

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Peckar & Abramson PC

Force Majeure Clauses In The Age Of COVID-19 Litigation

United States Coronavirus

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Butler Snow LLP

COVID-19's Impact On Commercial Productions

United States Coronavirus

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

A Pandemic Of Litigation: Prisons And COVID-19 Class Actions

United States Litigation

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Ellis & Winters

How COVID-19 Is Impacting Enterprise Telecom – Part 2 (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby

An Update On The Enforceability Of Force Majeure Clauses In The COVID-19 Era

United States Coronavirus

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

Rethinking Force Majeure Clauses In Commercial Leases In Response To COVID-19

United States Coronavirus

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Can You Sue For A Tuition Refund For COVID-19 Closure?

United States Coronavirus

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Rudolph Friedmann

How COVID-19 Is Impacting Enterprise Telecom – Part 2 (Podcast)

In this part two of the two-part podcast series, Andrew Brown, LB3's Managing Partner and TC2 Chairman, and TC2's Joe Schmidt discuss some of the novel contractual and sourcing issues facing enterprises during the global pandemic caused by COVID-19.

United States Media & IT

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Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby

An Update On The Enforceability Of Force Majeure Clauses In The COVID-19 Era

In March of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, force majeure clauses became a hot topic of conversation.

United States Coronavirus

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

Rethinking Force Majeure Clauses In Commercial Leases In Response To COVID-19

Force majeure is defined in Merriam-Webster Dictionary an "event or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled."

United States Coronavirus

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Can You Sue For A Tuition Refund For COVID-19 Closure?

Imagine you are a parent paying tuition totaling almost $50,000 a year to send your child to a to a well-regarded, pricey liberal arts college in southern Massachusetts.

United States Coronavirus

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Rudolph Friedmann

Recent Pandemic-era Legal Developments In International Transactions

United States Commercial

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Jones & Keller PC

Will The COVID-19 Pandemic Trigger The ISDA Master Agreement's Force Majeure Clause?

The ISDA Master Agreement is the most common form contract in the derivatives market.

United States Coronavirus

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MoloLamken

COVID-19 Riders For Construction Change Orders

The cost and time to perform change order work may increase as a result of COVID-19 impacts that arise after the change order is agreed upon.

United States Coronavirus

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Top 10 Western Region Commercial Real Estate Trends In Q4 2021

The annual Allen Matkins View From the Top brings together the top real estate economists, owners, investors, developers, and brokers in Western Region commercial real estate.

United States Real Estate

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Contractual Tensions In The Context Of Post-COVID Economic Recovery: Legal Tools And Guidelines

After a year and a half of a global pandemic, INSEE (French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) announced on Sept. 7 a forecast growth of 6.25% of French GDP, thanks in particular to household consumption.

United States Coronavirus

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Legal Implications Of Blockchain In Supply Chain: What's Law Got To Do With It?

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

Post-Pandemic Litigation: Trade Secrets, Vendor Contracts And Employment Policies May Top List

United States Coronavirus

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Archer & Greiner P.C.

Back To (Construction) Work After COVID

United States Real Estate

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Shutts & Bowen

Key Trends In Contractual Negotiations

United States Coronavirus

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Managing The Risk Of Events In A Post-COVID World: Three FAQs

United States Coronavirus

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Los Angeles Eviction Moratorium Upheld By Ninth Circuit; Uncertainty Continues

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

Re-Opening In The Face Of COVID-19 Challenges: Guidance For In-House Litigation Counsel

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

COVID-19 Litigation: What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Burns White

New NIL Opportunities For Student-Athletes Require Diligent Review

United States Commercial

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Brennan Manna & Diamond

Pryor Cashman Real Estate Leader Sees Lender Patience Waning

United States Real Estate

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Class Action & MDL Roundup – Spring 2021

United States Litigation

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Alston & Bird

Emerging Trends: A New Lease On Business As Covid-19 Restrictions Ease

United States Real Estate

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Lewis Roca

Appellate Court Clarifies Impact Of Covid-19 Tolling Orders

United States Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Landscape Of COVID-19-Related Business Interruption Claims And Litigations: The Past, Present, And Future

United States Coronavirus

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Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP

The Force Majeure Doctrine And Standard Construction Form Contract Provisions: Revisiting An Old Contract Provision During These New Uncertain Times

United States Real Estate

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Peckar & Abramson PC

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Regulatory Spotlight: A Roundup Of Wellness Products And Anticipated Regulatory Actions (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

Electronic Signatures And Notarizations: What Is Legal When In-Person Signing Isn't An Option? (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

Nota Bene Episode 76: The Impact Of COVID-19 On Force Majeure Clauses In Business Contracts With Whitney Roy

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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