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human
[Spider-Man: Homecoming] Why wasn't Toomes compensated for his city contract?
gpt
Contracts often have a *force majeure* clause in them, which addresses events that are out of the contracted parties' control, but could still affect the execution of the contract.  Examples of *force majeure* events include natural disasters, wars, civil unrest, etc.  What to do in the event of *force majeure* depends on how the contract is phrased.  Some contracts might say, "In the event of *force majeure*, this contract shall be suspended until the *force majeure* event is resolved, at which point both Parties' obligations to this contract shall continue."  Alternatively, a contract might say, "In the event of *force majeure*, this contract shall be terminated immediately, and neither Party shall have any further obligation to the other Party."  

If Toomes's contract with the city included the latter type of *force majeure* clause, then the city could argue that the federal government stepping in and taking over was completely out of their control, and therefore counts as *force majeure*.  They'd then be able to wash their hands of Toomes, completely legally.