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· 12/2/2013

Cordell v. United States

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 717
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 575
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3330
  • 571 U.S. 1085
  • 2013 WL 5876414
  • 2013 U.S. LEXIS 8500

How courts have described this case

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  • the party invoking a force majeure provision bears the burden of establishing it has been met
  • “As the party invoking the doctrine, defendants carry the burden to establish force majeure.” (citing Phillips P.R. Core, Inc. v. Tradax Petroleum, Ltd., 782 F.2d 314, 319 (2d Cir. 1985))

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