2nd Cir. Agrees 'It Cannot Be Seriously Disputed' the Pandemic Is a Natural Disaster Under Force Majeure Clause
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a district court’s ruling granting a defendant auctioneer’s motion to dismiss, finding the COVID-19 pandemic created “a circumstance beyond the parties’ reasonable control” as outlined in the force majeure clause of an agreement for the sale of a painting.