The global coronavirus pandemic has shut down most courthouses to all but emergency hearings, and an analysis shows litigators nationally and in South Florida are filing fewer new civil cases.

Using the federal court data that powers Law.com’s Legal Radar, we set out to examine how business litigation is faring during this time of uncertainty. The analysis shows the pace of new filings has tapered nationally since the pandemic was declared and new cases are down compared to the same period last year.

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