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Oracle cites 'force majeure' to shield itself on controversial data center

155 points · 153 comments · simonpure

  1. ozlikethewizard · · focus · HN ↗
    Doesn't 'Force Majeure' mean exceptional events outside ones control? Pretty sure everything involved here is Oracles own making lol
    1. sam1714 · · focus · HN ↗
      Force majeure can be defined within contracts. So if the contract said that force majeure included changes in law or failure to receive permits, then it's force majeure. There can also be a separate "change in law" provision.

      One can't say whether it's valid or not without reading the actual contract and looking at the state's case law.

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