Bloomberg Environment cited a practice update written by Litigation Practice Group Chair Lawrence Rochefort and Meghan Boland about the use of force majeure during the COVID-19 pandemic in its article titled, “Coronavirus as an Act of God: Force Majeure Clauses Explained.”
“But the COVID-19 pandemic could also fall under other categories of protected events, Akerman [lawyers] said in a recent client note, explaining that ‘stay at home’ orders that halt or slow a company’s work could qualify as unforeseen government action under some force majeure definitions.”