The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic: A Quintessential Force Majeure Event

“People plan, and Fate laughs.”  As the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns and shutdowns continue, businesses should review their key contracts for a routine clause that suddenly looms largeā€”the force majeure clause. As some lawyers say, it never hurts to actually read the contract. What does a Force Majeure Clause Do?   A force…