Rethinking Force Majeure in Commercial Real Estate Translated from its French origin, the term force majeure literally refers to a “superior force”—one that is “neither anticipated nor controlled.” New Jersey Dept. of Envtl. Prot. v. Bayshore Reg’l Sewerage Auth., 340 N.J. Super. 166, 168 n.1 (App. Div. 2001). In the contractual sense, a force majeure...Read More