13Jul
Recovering Construction Costs for A Virus Outbreak—Shifting the Risk for Unforeseen Epidemic Costs Was Not Allowed
Now that COVID-19 impacts and costs are a fact of life, what can we expect in the way of decisions regarding compensation for costs incurred by contractors? If the case of Pernix Serka Joint Venture v. Department of State, CBCA 5683; 2020 WL 1970843 (April 2020) is any indicator in a federal government contract, costs incurred out of concern for worker safety and impacts arising during a virus outbreak (Ebola) were not compensable as either force majeure, cardinal change or a constructive...
By:
Snell & Wilmer
Related
To close out the 2019 legislative season, Governor Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills into law, whi...
Read More >
An interactive guide to competition law enforcement in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region - In t...
Read More >
Since the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 104 A.3d 328 (Pa. 2014)...
Read More >
In case you missed it, on July 1, 2019, the Chicago and Cook County Minimum Wages increased as follo...
Read More >
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion upholding the right of a former bank e...
Read More >
As the East Coast braces for yet another hurricane, we should contemplate the impact that natural di...
Read More >