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Recent Examples of nonperformance
But anything that's tied to your performance or nonperformance of services is respected as something that creates a substantial risk of forfeiture.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Why doesn’t the counterparty have to wait for actual nonperformance of the contract?
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The investigation found the county’s initial contract lacked key accountability clauses and imposed few consequences for nonperformance, a shortcoming Preckwinkle acknowledged Thursday.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
That notice followed one the county sent in December for nonperformance, which cited the lack of any work on the site or toward financing.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
In Arizona, there are several defenses to excuse the nonperformance of a home purchase contract because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
Contractual force majeure is rarely invoked and enforced to allow the nonperformance of contracts that have become either impossible or impracticable due to some catastrophic event, including natural disasters and wars.
—Alexander Talel, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Why doesn’t the counterparty have to wait for actual nonperformance of the contract?
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The investigation found the county’s initial contract lacked key accountability clauses and imposed few consequences for nonperformance, a shortcoming Preckwinkle acknowledged Thursday.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
That notice followed one the county sent in December for nonperformance, which cited the lack of any work on the site or toward financing.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
In Arizona, there are several defenses to excuse the nonperformance of a home purchase contract because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
Contractual force majeure is rarely invoked and enforced to allow the nonperformance of contracts that have become either impossible or impracticable due to some catastrophic event, including natural disasters and wars.
—Alexander Talel, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
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“Nonperformance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonperformance. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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