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PRESS RELEASE - JUNE 2020 The law firm of O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C. (OWM Law), 41 E. High Street, Pottstown, PA, and 347 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA, is very proud to announce that, for the fourth year in a row, Rebecca A. Hobbs has been named a...

During this unprecedented pandemic, various sectors of the government and the economy have been modifying how "business as usual" is done in order to practice social distancing, as well as to flatten the curve. Pennsylvania courts are no exception to this. The...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a business loan program established by the CARES Act to help keep employers paying their workers. The PPP allows employers to apply for low-interest loans to pay for their payroll and certain other costs such as rent, interest,...

We previously wrote about force majeure, a common clause in contracts that excuses a failure to perform when the contract cannot be performed due to extraordinary events or circumstances beyond the control of the parties. Today we briefly address their application to...

In response to COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a statewide judicial emergency Order on March 18, 2020, requiring all Pennsylvania courts to be generally closed to the public. On April 1, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court entered a supplemental...

You may have heard of force majeure, a common clause in contracts that excuses a failure to perform when the contract cannot be performed due to extraordinary events or circumstances beyond the control of the parties. Most instances where force majeure apply are less...