COVID-19 Coronavirus as Force Majeure Contract Defense — History and Origins

Jim Butler | March 5, 2020

By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com 5 March 2020 See how JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® can help you. Click here for the latest articles on the coronavirus and here for the latest on force majeure. In the article below, JMBM partner Mark Adams discusses the coronavirus in relation to force majeure provisions in contracts. This legal concept goes back centuries, but has become increasingly relevant as COVID-19 may be advanced by many in the coming days as a defense to breach of contract. This article is one of a series which will discuss the principles of force majeure ...