Trial Practice Guidance, Court Closures

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

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 8/13/2020

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

Prepare for the COVID Reptile

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 5/15/2020

Might a fear-based strategy have greater purchase in the present pandemic climate? People are certainly feeling scared and vulnerable these days. Even as states begin to relax the coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions, the...more

COVID-19: Update on Managing Civil Litigation During Coronavirus Shutdown

Dechert LLP on 4/10/2020

As we previously observed, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has created substantial disruption and uncertainty with respect to civil litigation management. Since we last reported on March 19, 2020, federal and...more

Take Care in Settling During a Crisis

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 4/3/2020

Those of us who work in trial preparation and case assessment are in a remarkable new reality as trials across the country are on indefinite hold. Unlike some past natural disasters and economic disruptions, the one is not...more

Plan for Online Jury Trials

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 3/31/2020

While it still might be a stretch, it is a lot more thinkable now than it was two weeks ago. The jurors sit down separately in front of their screens, log in, and watch while the attorneys and witnesses present the evidence,...more

Adapt to Remote Communication (Including Testimony)

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 3/30/2020

Okay, show of hands: Two weeks ago, how many of you were familiar with Zoom, Webex, GotoMeeting, and/or MS Teams? And how many of you are familiar with them today? These tools for multi-party videoconferencing over the...more