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Dan Harris, a Seattle lawyer who represents companies in emerging markets, wrote on his blog that he recently heard from three companies that were each scammed out of more than $1 million after placing N95 mask orders from China — with one firm receiving “dusty, moldy Halloween masks.”
“Under the CARES Act, small businesses can receive loans to cover payroll expenses, health care benefits, employee salaries, rent, utilities and interest on mortgage debt,” according to Vince Sliwoski of the law firm Harris Sliwoski.
Dan Harris, a Seattle lawyer who represents companies in emerging markets, wrote on his blog that he recently heard from three companies that were each scammed out of more than $1 million after placing N95 mask orders from China — with one firm receiving “dusty, moldy Halloween masks.”
Dan Harris, a lawyer who has participated in cases against Chinese companies in disputes over force majeure, believes that these certificates “are very important in a Chinese court. They are probably decisive”, although he stresses that outside the Asian giant they lack legal weight.
But cannabis properties can come with regulatory hassles, said Vince Sliwoski, a Portland, Ore., real estate attorney. Recreational cannabis was approved in Oregon in 2015.
Dan Harris of Harris Sliwoski, an American law firm, worries that today’s trickle of mainland suppliers declaring force majeure (fm), an obscure legal manoeuvre used to get out of contracts, could turn into a tidal wave.
