LFLM LAW with L.A.W - Remote Trials
Tips for Conducting Remote Trials
Benefits of Remote Trials
Going on-site is a de facto part of life for trial lawyers and consultants. It often means mobilizing your team to a trial venue and/or setting up a war room at a remote location. In these situations, convenience reigns...more
Increasingly, the phrase “good cause” is being used by courts to decide whether a deposition or other judicial proceeding should be conducted remotely or in person. Depending on the jurisdiction and the precise nature of the...more
It is no secret by now that remote proceedings are here to stay. Driven at first by the safety protocols related to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote proceedings have outlived those protocols, and they remain the preferred forum...more
The rise of remote proceedings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led federal courts to consider novel issues involving the subpoena of individuals for remotely held depositions and hearings. Last year, three federal...more
Even if the pandemic is finally over, and even if it is the last pandemic we will ever experience — and both of those seem pretty optimistic — it is still worthwhile to study and to learn from the unprecedented adaptations we...more
Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Steve Berlin, who leads the firm’s Winston-Salem office and serves as Chair of the firm’s Environmental Team, recently moderated a high-profile panel of judges from the North Carolina Superior...more
If we rewind to about two years ago, as we were getting confirmations of a novel virus in China, few of us at the time would have had the imagination to envision the scope of disruption and devastation that would follow in...more
Takeaways - Courts and litigators have become increasingly comfortable with remote proceedings, and they are likely to be used more frequently after the pandemic subsides than they were before. Where jurors participate...more
Three Models of eDiscovery Review (1, 2) Within the context of data and legal eDiscovery, the task of review consists of the evaluation of digital information to identify relevant and responsive documents to produce, and...more
Most jury consultants agree that voir dire is the trickiest part of a trial, for many reasons. First, it’s tricky because the seated jury will ultimately decide the outcome of the case (even though the judge sets strict...more
Back in March, when we naively believed we’d be working from home for a few weeks and then things would be back to normal, much of our litigation came to a halt. Our group had a number of trials continued, lawyers on all...more
Covid-19 has turned mediations on their head. The parties are no longer together in well-appointed conference rooms trying to work out their differences. Instead, they are “together” in Zoom rooms with kids or dogs making...more
On September 18, Gov. Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 1146, codifying current COVID-19 Emergency Rules of Court 11 and 12 as California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 2025.310 and 1010.6, respectively, and establishing an...more
Experienced trial attorneys know that jurors are not interchangeable empty vessels. Each juror enters the jury box with a wide range of experiences, beliefs and attitudes, and may be more or less inclined toward reaching a...more