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New York Law Journal

Case Filings Rise in New York's Trial Courts, Annual Report Finds

The report notes that the $3.4 billion court system had its third consecutive year of a rise in cases filed statewide.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Returning to Court in a Post-COVID Era: The Pros and Cons of a Virtual Court System

Just two months after the suspension of in-person jury trials, the court authorized the Remote Civil Jury Trial Pilot Program, through which trials are conducted via a videoconferencing platform "to establish the framework and identify the logistics of trying a case remotely."
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Montgomery McCracken Report Finds New Jersey 'Remains Underprepared for Next Emergency'

"Despite the lessons of the last four years, New Jersey remains underprepared for the next emergency," the report said. "We owe it to those who lost their lives, and the families who suffered, as well as the heroic state workers and healthcare professionals."
4 minute read

Law.com

Ohio State's Immunity Claim Against COVID-19 Tuition Class Action Survives State Supreme Court Scrutiny—for Now

"This case is an outlier, one arising from the rare occurrence of a worldwide pandemic. It appears that the majority reached its conclusions on jurisdiction because this is one of those unicorns. Its holding should not be universally applied. Otherwise, egregious situations caused by the state would go unchecked, despite the existence of specific statutes by which the state waives sovereign immunity," Justice Jennifer Brunner wrote in a dissenting opinion.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

In Length of Time to Settlement in Securities Class Actions, the Pandemic's Fingerprint Lingers

Among last year's settlements, the median time from when a case was filed to a settlement hearing date was 3.7 years, the second-highest for any year in Cornerstone Research records going back to 1996.
3 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Wrestles With COVID Insurance Coverage Questions

During oral arguments, the justices asked repeatedly why COVID-19 business losses should be covered by commercial property insurance policies.
3 minute read

Law.com

8th Circuit Rules Parents Lack Standing to Enjoin Enforcement of Law Prohibiting Masks in Schools

"Even if Plaintiffs could show injury in fact, they cannot carry their burden to establish traceability. Article III requires a showing of 'a causal connection between the injury and the conduct complained of—the injury has to be fairly traceable to the challenged action of the defendant, and not the result of the independent action of some third party not before the court,'" Judge Ralph R. Erickson said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit: Tribal Court Has Jurisdiction Over COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit

"The transaction had tribe and tribal lands written all over it," the appeals court said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Building Professional Relationships in a Virtual World

Networking—or "relationship building," as I prefer to call it—oftentimes is key to advancing one's career. Opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals, mentors and potential employers are invaluable to aspiring early-career professionals.
6 minute read

The Recorder

'Literally Nothing Walkable': Why Gibson Dunn Moved to Downtown Palo Alto

The firm left an office park on Page Mill Road in search of a location near the homes of some attorneys and within several blocks of a train for others.
5 minute read

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