When two parties negotiate a contract, they generally are more focused on a positive outcome than the "what-ifs" that might occur during the course of the relationship. While many contracts are placed ...

Cost increases, like tariffs, are often considered by courts to be foreseeable business risks that do not support invoking a force majeure defense. Therefore, it would be unlikely that an impacted ...

For contractors and suppliers, the tariff resurgence has triggered a cascade of legal and commercial consequences. First, fixed-price contracts are now high-risk instruments. Without robust material ...

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