Force Majeure Provision Does Not Excuse Rent Payment, Panel Says In Coronavirus Suit

(October 30, 2023, 12:07 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling that an appellant cannot recoup rent payments for periods during which it was prevented from operating its indoor health and fitness facility due to the government orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic, rejecting the appellant’s argument that the commercial lease's force majeure provision excused it from paying rent....