As the coronavirus continues disrupting global supply chains, hitting businesses’ bottom lines hard enough to hurt, attorneys on the front line expect litigation to follow.

Lawyers expect to see breach-of-contract lawsuits between companies facing major supply-chain disruptions. Disputes are already surfacing as U.S. companies get notices that their China-based vendors of parts or materials can’t honor contracts because of the “force majeure” event—meaning unforeseen, uncontrollable circumstances—brought about by coronavirus and mass quarantines.