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Live Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What’s Changed?

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As courts across the country begin resuming jury trials, litigators returning to in-person proceedings must be prepared for the myriad logistical considerations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic — from mask-wearing and...more

Chartwell Law

Updated Guidelines For In-Person Civil Jury Trials In The First Judicial District Of Pennsylvania

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On March 4, 2021, the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania resumed in-person civil jury trials. This decision and the protocols surrounding it were based on guidance from public health officials as well as current...more

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A ‘Measured Reopening’ Of the North Carolina Court System

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As COVID-19 numbers improve, North Carolina is among the states beginning to resume in-person hearings and civil trials. The week of March 14 saw several developments that collectively signal a “measured reopening” of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

In West Texas, the Jury Will Return for a Federal Patent Trial

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In January, a second mandamus petition was unsuccessful in the US District Court for the Federal Circuit, notwithstanding its similarity to the first mandamus petition, which was successful. Thus, the stage was set for a...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Expect Attorney Resistance to Online Trial Innovations

Across the country, restaurants are changing what it means to be a restaurant, movie theaters are changing what it means to be a movie theater, and conferences are changing what it means to be a conference. So maybe it’s...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Comfortably Numb: Account for Desensitization

Recently, I heard about an in-person mock trial during the pandemic conducted by another consultant outside our group. At the beginning of the day, this consultant said, the jurors and the attorneys attending were all pretty...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York’s Courts Releases Goals for Restarting in-Person Juries

In mid-June, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore appointed the Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York’s Courts, and charged it with examining technological, regulatory, and other long-term innovations for New York Courts. ...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Face It: Masks Don’t Hinder Credibility Assessment

As a sign of just how serious the coronavirus pandemic is getting, the President has finally appeared in public with a mask. The precaution of wearing a face mask is still highly politicized, but it is slowly catching on. In...more

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Consider COVID Attitude Changes, Part 9: Precaution Is Partisan

President Trump told the Wall Street Journal last week that Americans currently wearing face masks over their mouths and noses might be doing so, not so much to stop the spread of the virus, but to “signal disapproval” of him...more

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