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Even as Pandemic Wanes, Remote Depositions Remain the New Normal

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In March 2020, the New York State Courts and attorneys’ offices all over the state shut down as part of the public’s broad effort to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, and the legal profession quickly transitioned to remote...more

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Is California’s Open Meetings Law a ‘Long Haul’ COVID-19 Victim?

New Law Permits Local Governments to Continue to Meet Remotely Until 2024 - California’s historic open meeting law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires that local governments conduct their business in public meetings and...more

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SB 241: The Future of Virtual Courtrooms and the Impact on Employment Law

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Every court in California relies increasingly on remote video technology since the COVID-19 pandemic effectively closed courtrooms.  California’s Judicial Council adopted temporary emergency rules to assist courts providing...more

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Our Virtual Reality: Facing the Constitutional Dimensions of Virtual Family Court

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Fear and danger, not words we want associated with our judicial processes, are two words punctuating recent articles detailing the unintended consequences and attendant uncertainty accompanying virtual court. The New York...more

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30(b)(6) Discovery in the Age of COVID-19

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Defending corporate representative depositions in the new reality. If there is one lesson all trial lawyers have learned over the last year, it’s that life and the practice of law must go on, even in the face of upheavals...more

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Litigating in a Pandemic: How Remote Depositions Have Changed My Practice

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Seemingly overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of the legal industry. With the sudden shift to remote work, in-person activities such as depositions are now being conducted almost exclusively in virtual...more

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Remote Deposition Tips: Pointers from the Field

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With 2020 having finally reached its long-awaited close, why not consider a positive of the year? We have mastered the art of the remote deposition! Yes, after months of Zooming here and there and everywhere, it is time to...more

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Welcome, 2021. Let’s Talk …

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While watching college football over the holidays, I was treated to a humorous Match.com commercial titled “A Match Made in Hell.” The short plot went like this: Satan (a highly costumed actor portraying the lord of the...more

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COVID-19 IP update: EPO

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EPO - By way of an update, on 10 November 2020, the EPO has decided that all oral proceedings in opposition cases shall be held by videoconference as standard. Only if there are serious reasons preventing the use of video...more

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Embracing the New Normal: Tips for Remote Depositions

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Get Your Virtual Background Ready! How To Navigate The New Realities Of Zoom Depositions - For many of us, connecting by Zoom, Teams, or WebEx has become routine. Whether it is for work-related meetings, online schooling,...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Allows Remote Jury Selection

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The Illinois Supreme recently entered an Order allowing for immediate remote jury selection in an attempt to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic’s enormous impact on the court system. See In re: Illinois Courts Response to...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

COVID-19 And Remote (And “Hybrid”) Meetings: The Latest In Light Of Executive Order 9H

Shortly after declaring a State of Emergency with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in light of the desire to avoid large in-person gatherings, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7B, which provides that the in-person...more

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Impact Of Telemedicine On Medical Office

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While health practitioners work to manage COVID-19, the healthcare industry itself is being transformed by the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic. Hospitals are restructuring to meet fluctuating inpatient care...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Global Outsourcing Industry Slowly Recovering in Third Quarter

Information Services Group (ISG) reported that the global outsourcing industry is slowly recovering from the industry’s dip in performance during the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). ...more

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Trial and Error: COVID-19 Challenges Courts Hoping to Resume Jury Trials

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Mark Twain once said: “Trial by jury is the palladium of our liberties. I do not know what a palladium is, but I am sure it is a good thing!” If Mr. Twain were alive today, he wouldn’t be quite so sure that jury trials...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

ComDiv Rule 1 Amended: Request to Appear Remotely, Avoid Infection, and Save Your Clients a Buck

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To be sure, much has been reported on here at New York Commercial Division Practice concerning Commercial Division innovation — including in the areas of courtroom technology and, more recently, in adapting to the “new norm”...more

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Virtual Trials Are No Longer Just a Remote Possibility

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On August 6, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (M.D.N.C.) completed a five-day bench trial that was conducted entirely by videoconference. ...more

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Russia PTO: New Rospatent Rules come into force on 6 September 2020

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New Rules for consideration of oppositions and related IP cases by the Russian Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent) enter into force on 6 September 2020 replacing Rospatent’s rules of 2003. The Rules provide for electronic...more

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Virginia Adopts First COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standard: Requirements for Hazards or Job Tasks Classified as “Moderate” Exposure...

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This is our fifth and final Alert on Virginia’s groundbreaking emergency, temporary COVID-19 workplace safety standard. In the first, we summarized the standard’s general employer mandates. In the second, we covered...more

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FCC Approves 11th Set of COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications - NY State COVID-19 Guidance: Week in Review

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved its 11th set of COVID-19 telehealth program applications, totaling $23.25 million for 62 providers. The FCC is approving applications on a rolling basis until it spends...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

BREAKING: NLRB to Resume Unfair Labor Practice Trials June 1, 2020

As many states throughout the country have begun implementing phased reopening plans, so too has the NLRB begun to return to a semblance of normality. Representation elections resumed in early April, and the NLRB recently...more

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NLRB Division Of Judges To Resume Unfair Labor Practice Hearings In June

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The Division of Judges of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced it is going to resume holding unfair labor practice hearings beginning on June 1, 2020. The Division had postponed all hearings during May for...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Remote But In Control: Virtual Depositions are the New Normal

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With the sudden and far-reaching disruption associated with the COVID-19 crisis, parties to ongoing litigation may wonder how their cases will be affected. In response, many state and federal courts have issued emergency...more

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Amidst Increased Video Interviews, Employers Must Keep Law in Mind

Since shelter-in-place and self-isolation orders have become the norm around the country, more employers are utilizing video interview tools in lieu of interviewing candidates in person. These tools allow HR and hiring teams...more

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Tips on Remote Video Depositions

As life has been upended by COVID-19, we are quickly adapting to an intensified “on-line” world. Among other uncertainties, we have been thrown into a swirl of technological challenges surrounding the practice of law. To ease...more

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