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On March 25, 2020, the Massachusetts Governor’s Legal Office issued a letter to Municipal Chief Executive Officers in the Commonwealth that “provides guidance regarding the effect of the Governor’s March 23, 2020 Order ‘Assuring Continued Operation...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

There is rightfully a lot of buzz in the industry about force majeure clauses.  Authors are writing about how far and how much they protect contracting parties from unforeseen and uncontrollable events that cause delay....By: Pierce Atwood LLP

On March 18, 2020, the City of Cambridge announced a Temporary Emergency Construction Moratorium “Moratorium”) “on all construction activity on both public and private property until further notice”  The City explained that it was done to mitigate...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

An emergency rule of Rhode Island CRLB went into effect this morning “in response to the State of Emergency issued by the Governor.” The rule seeks “limit in-person contact while continuing to efficiently administer the CRLB statutes, rules, and...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

State governments are issuing orders suspending the full or partial operations of “non-essential” or “non-life-sustaining” businesses. At the time of writing this post, these states include Nevada, Pennsylvania (Order of PA Secretary of Health), New...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

There are increasing reports that some subcontractors have decided to suspend operations during the COVID-19 outbreak.  The subcontractors made this difficult decision even though the construction projects for which the general contractor has a...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

The day-to-day professional and personal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is substantial. The global event will have dozens of common legal implications that we will address in this blog over the coming days, but for now I wanted to start with the...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

Below is the City of Boston’s Press Release suspending all regular activity at construction sites in Boston as of today – March 17, 2020.  Sites need to be made safe by March 23, 2020.  Policy will be revisited in two weeks....By: Pierce Atwood LLP

In what passes for high drama in the world of Massachusetts land use law, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), after hearing oral argument last Thursday in an important case involving standing in zoning appeals, entered an order the next day reversing...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

Is Brady staying or going? Maine employers recently got a highly suggestive indication that he may be on his way out. Brady has been confusing defenses for years, so if he’s gone, that may be a good thing, if it’s actually true. The reason: he’s...By: Pierce Atwood LLP