Christina Fugate Quoted in Franchise Times: "Legal Topics You Need to Know"

Ice Miller LLP partner Christina Fugate was quoted in the Franchise Times article, "Legal Topics You Need to Know."

The article included:

Force Majeure
"Drafting a well-crafted force majeure provision. Many franchise agreements do not contain a force majeure clause, which is a contractual provision that allows non-performance in certain, unforeseen situations. With COVID, we have seen this become particularly important. If a franchisor is not able to supply certain items, or cannot conduct training as required by the franchise agreement, a force majeure provision could allow performance to be excused or the timing for performance to be extended."

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