When is contractual performance excused under Missouri law on force majeure, commercial impracticability and commercial frustration?
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Commentary: Force majeure, Part II
Interpreting force majeure clauses under Missouri law and applying them to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read More »OP-ED: An employee tested positive for COVID-19? Take these steps next
In the midst of the global pandemic, nothing is certain . . . except endless Zoom calls, taxes and having anxiety over what to do if an employee tests positive for COVID-19.
Read More »Commentary: Understanding the Impact of the CARES Act on Bankruptcy
Among the many provisions of the CARES Act are requirements that aim to lessen the economic impact of COVID-19 on small businesses.
Read More »Deepening the pro bono bench
As president of the Mid-America Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Jennifer McAdam makes it her mission to draw more in-house attorneys to pro bono work.
Read More »IP lawyers anticipate rise in litigation, claims during COVID-19-linked recession
If the Great Recession of 2008 is any indication, 2020 and beyond could be especially litigious years for companies seeking to defend their patents against infringement claims from non-practicing entities, known more colloquially as patent trolls.
Read More »‘Geography is not a limitation’: Husch takes working from home to a new level
In July, Husch Blackwell launched The Link, a fully remote office that encompasses about 40 attorneys and a dozen staff members in eight locations across the country.
Read More »Missouri businesses clear major hurdle in suit to recover pandemic losses
A group of Missouri businesses have cleared a significant early hurdle in a suit that alleges their insurer declined to cover business-interruption losses from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Former legislator Justus becomes Truman general counsel
Truman Medical Centers/University Health named former state senator and Kansas City councilmember Jolie Justus as its new general counsel, replacing Bill Colby.
Read More »Disputed signature keeps case out of arbitration
Applying a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling, the Court of Appeals Western District declined to compel arbitration for a man who claims not to have co-signed his grandson’s title loan.
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