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Massachusetts Court: COVID-19 Closure Order Partially Discharges Commercial Rent Obligation Under “Frustration of Purpose” Doctrine

26 Feb 2021, 8:03 am by Timothy Fazio and Brian J. Bosworth

Caffé Nero Americas Inc., pending in Massachusetts Superior Court, the defendant tenant Caffé Nero could not make its rent payments after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker barred all restaurants in Massachusetts from allowing on-premises dining. [read post]

Hunton Retail Law Resource Blog - https://www.huntonretailindustryblog.com/

Mass. Court Grants Rent Relief to Restaurant Tenant Shut Down by COVID-19 Orders

18 Feb 2021, 7:10 am by Sherin and Lodgen

This month, a Superior Court judge, in the case of UMNV 205-207 Newbury, LLC v. [read post]

Sherin and Lodgen Real Estate Blog - http://www.sherin.com/real-estate/

Frustration of Purpose: Judge Rules Newbury Street Cafe’s Rent Excused During Covid-19 Shutdown

14 Feb 2021, 11:45 am by Rich Vetstein

Caffe Nero Americas, Inc., Suffolk Superior Court CA 2084CV01493-BLS2 The dispute between Caffe Nero and UrbanMeritage, a prominent Back Bay landlord that owns a number of storefronts on Newbury Street, began not long after Governor Charlie Baker ordered indoor dining closed on March 24, 2020 — a massive blow for a European-style cafe whose business model hinges on people lingering over lattes and croissants. [read post]

The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog - http://massrealestatelawblog.com/

Court Finds Dynamex Ruling Applies Retroactively in California Employment Case

12 Feb 2021, 2:02 pm by The Nourmand Law Firm, APC

Superior Court applies retroactively. [read post]

California Employment Law Blog - https://www.nourmandlawfirm.com/blog/

Not So Fast: January 2021 Independent Contractor Law Update

5 Feb 2021, 8:32 am by Richard Reibstein Esq.

Borello & Sons, Inc. v. [read post]

Independent Contractor Compliance Legal Blog - http://independentcontractorcompliance.com/

The Importance of Keeping Good Notes

3 Feb 2021, 7:27 am by Richard Worsfold

The recent Ontario Superior Court trial decision of Justice Arthur Gans in Kates Estate v. [read post]

Mills and Mills LLP Blog - https://www.millsandmills.ca/blog/

Recent California Supreme Court Decision in the Independent Contractor Classification Saga Holds that Dynamex Applies Retroactively

2 Feb 2021, 4:07 pm by Peter J. Brown and Jennifer Pelagi

Superior Court of Los Angeles (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903. [read post]

California Public Agency Labor and Employment Blog - http://www.calpublicagencylaboremploymentblog.com

California: From Proposition to Law

31 Jan 2021, 9:00 pm by David Mangan (Maynooth University (Ireland))

The law codified the ‘ABC Test’[1] which had been applied by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West Inc. v Superior Court of Los Angeles ((2018) 4 Cal.5th 903). [read post]

Regulating for Globalization - http://regulatingforglobalization.com/

16th Annual Review of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions

28 Jan 2021, 6:09 pm by Francis Pileggi

In Borealis Power Holdings Inc. v. [read post]

Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog - http://www.delawarelitigation.com/

Agency’s Decision to Cancel FAR Part 8 Solicitations and Move the Work to Existing Multiple Award Contract Was Flawed, Says COFC

28 Jan 2021, 9:32 am by Nicole Pottroff

., Inc. v. [read post]

Small Government Contracts Blog - http://smallgovcon.com/

Videoconferencing Technologies and How It Challenges the Fundamental Tenets of Our Criminal Justice System in Canada

27 Jan 2021, 7:00 am by Guest Blogger

Syngenta Canada Inc. et al 2020 NBQB 209 , and Hudema v. [read post]