Business interruption insurance has become a major issue of disputes as COVID-19 caused nationwide lockdowns. Restaurateurs such as Thomas Keller and Legal Sea Foods have sued over service denials. https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/in-n-out-sues-insurer-for-business-interruption-coverage/579004/

Legally Sound | Smart Business covers the top business stories with a legal twist. Hosted by attorneys Nasir N. Pasha and Matt Staub of Pasha Law, Legally Sound | Smart Business is a podcast geared towards small business owners. Check it out here >> https://www.pashalaw.com/legally-sound-smart-business/

Moderna’s press release on coronavirus vaccine development might have been premature and scientifically irresponsible, but it certainly helped their share prices.  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/business/moderna-vaccine-stock-sales-invs/index.html

In the midst of lost advertising revenue, Microsoft replaces dozens of employees with content-curating AI. They even say they’re encouraging journalists and publishers to move away from using human editors, too.

Riots, civil unrest, and looting unlike plagues and pandemics are not typical exclusions for property insurance or business interruption insurance. Though property damage is not the main news story (and probably shouldn't be), for a business retail owner, a raid on a store and curfews couldn't come at a worse time. Possible insurance coverage is merely a silver lining.

Hearing concerns from struggling small business owners, House votes to let PPP recipients use more of their loan money as they deem necessary. Additionally, owners can have up to 6 months to use funds, and rehire deadline is now December 31st. Check it out here >> https://www.wsj.com/articles/community-lenders-to-get-10-billion-of-ppp-small-business-loans-11590678108

With unemployment claims in decline, and the economy slowly reopening, economists and workers are hopeful that an economic surge is on the horizon. But with each state and industry reopening at different rates, and employers unable to match unemployment payouts, progress could be slow and staggered.

Do mask-banning policies violate any ADA laws for those that are concerned about contracting COVID-19? Probably.

As we go deeper into the buying process, we start to uncover more challenges from our seller and encounter some of the wrenches they are tossing our way. When we last left off in episode three our team was knee deep in due diligence for our buyer, had already penned and signed the Letter of Intent (LOI) and was grappling with this mysterious business broker.

Yes. Well...probably or maybe. For many western medical professionals, this is the first time and perhaps only time they will practice frontier medicine. As they risk their own to save lives on the front line of this epidemic, some feel exhilaration in reflecting on the extraordinariness that they find themselves in treating a modern, incurable plague.

Though it is not an equal comparison, it is at least relatable to legal professionals who typically may not swim in the lanes of novel law, but used to the routine and FAQ of clients. As a business law firm, we have been incredibly busy and in a way practicing our own version of frontier law.