The Second Circuit recently held that COVID-19 is a "circumstance beyond [the parties'] reasonable control" for the purposes of the force majeure clause in their agreement despite the fact that New York law requires force majeure clauses to be read narrowly. The court declined to decide whether the pandemic constituted a "natural disaster" given its reliance on the "circumstances beyond the parties' control" provision of the clause. To read the decision, click here: https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/884bc1ad-2371-4e76-ac3e-5fe8acb64c3d/4/doc/21-32_opn.pdf#xml=https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/884bc1ad-2371-4e76-ac3e-5fe8acb64c3d/4/hilite/ Amanda Kellar Karras Executive Director / General Counsel P: (202) 466-5424 x7116 Email: akarras@imla.org [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! IMLA's Mid-Year Seminar, April 8-11, 2022 in Washington DC! IMLA's 87th Annual Conference<https://imla.org/annual-conference/>, Oct. 19-23, 2022 in Portland, OR!