Husch Blackwell, ASBCA Finds COVID Mitigation is a Sovereign Act

ASBCA Finds COVID Mitigation is a Sovereign Act
By George Stewart on Jul 13, 2022 02:41 pm

Unlike private parties in a contract, the government has several unique rights that allows it to avoid its contractual obligations in certain circumstances. We have written about the government’s right to terminate contracts for convenience. But the government may also avoid contract liability by invoking the sovereign act doctrine as a defense.

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