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When is contractual performance excused under Missouri law on force majeure, commercial impracticability and commercial frustration?

Among the many provisions of the CARES Act are requirements that aim to lessen the economic impact of COVID-19 on small businesses.

Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, attorneys have been forced to make rapid changes to the way they conduct business and communicate with clients, the courts and even internal staff. One of those changes is the use of videoconferencing ...

Under the PREP declaration, negligence cases involving future COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and certain medical devices will be barred from state and federal courts with narrow exceptions.

Many are working remotely due to COVID-19, but this precaution actually could increase the risk that your company loses potential intellectual property rights.

In recent months, AT&T has been blanketing the airwaves with its latest advertising campaign featuring a variety of professionals who don’t quite make the grade. These include a surgeon who has “almost” been reinstated, an amusement park ride operator who tells ...

The outbreak of a novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is presenting a multitude of challenges for businesses. Many industries are grappling with its impact, but businesses that require significant travel, in-person contact and those in health care are especially impacted. ...

A number of important changes to Illinois employment law are going into effect that will change how employers accommodate greater protections for employees. New restrictions on certain hiring practices and pay equity have just started, while other changes impacting workers’ ...

As more than half of the states in the United States recently have decriminalized cannabis/marijuana to some extent, the domestic cannabis business has been growing rapidly. Marijuana now is legal for medical use in 33 states and the District of ...

For some time now, in response to the California Online Privacy Protection Act, Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and similar statutes and regulations from other jurisdictions, any company with any web presence to speak of has provided ...