The program will open with a brief synopsis of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the New York business closures adopted by Governor Cuomo’s decrees, inter alia, banning non-essential businesses and travel, as well as public gatherings to combat the spread of the contagion. Then, our panelists will turn to analyzing the future of COVID-19 force majeure cases in support of nonperformance under commercial contracts, as well as new developments in the law in this arena. Included, will be a discussion of the role of the courts in determining the substantive issues in the event that the Legislature fails to step in to provide clarity, and the main body arguments that are presently being advanced by both landlord and tenant camps with regard to force majeure.
Program Co-sponsors: NYCLA’s Civil Court Practice Section; Iranian American Bar Association (IABA)
Program Chair & Moderator: Hon. Nicholas Moyne, Civil and Criminal Court, NYC
Faculty: Massimo D’Angelo, Adam Leitman Bailey P.C.; Lucas Ferrara, Newman Ferrara LLP
2 NY CLE Credits; 2 Skills
All Programs include 1 Affirmation and 1 Evaluation Form, and Course Materials.
To receive CLE credit for a program in Online Video Format:
Online Videos contain CLE codes that you must type into a supplied online affirmation form. Submit the online affirmation to the NYCLA CLE Institute to be issued a CLE certificate. We recommend that you watch the video as soon as possible.
We can only issue CLE credit if the law is still current.
Course Materials: You can download course materials on the Online Video webpage.
