Courts around the country are slowing down as they attempt to grapple with the travel restrictions or social distancing orders implemented to impede the spread of the novel coronavirus—and the trickle-down effect on legal technology has not gone unnoticed. Companies specializing in remote court technology are already seeing a spike in business, while e-discovery or litigation-centric providers could be seeing their docket of upcoming projects dwindle.

So why the dichotomy? Mary Mack, CEO and chief legal technologist at EDRM, previously told Legaltech News that many litigation matters that were already in a court’s pipeline before COVID-19 will likely continue onward, but new cases—and the work they provide—will likely become harder to come by as corporate clients refocus their priorities to deal with the virus’ economic fallout. “Survival is more important than suing,” she said.