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50 States of New Summer COVID-19 Wave Death Data, Plus D.C.

Our latest college and university dashboard suggests that careful schools may be getting the virus under control.
14 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Hope is Not a Plan': Cobb Judge Looking for Test Case on Virtual Jury Selection

The judge thought he had a test case that could go up to the state Supreme Court, before it ended in a guilty plea.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Northern District's Chief Judge Extends Jury Trial Suspensions

U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas Thrash said his decision to continue suspending trials was influenced by Georgia's position as fourth in the nation for confirmed COVID-19 cases.
3 minute read

Law.com

DC Won't Expand Diploma Privilege Program. 'We Feel Like Laboratory Test Subjects,' Examinees Say.

Very few people will sign up for Washington, D.C.'s emergency examination waiver program due to the onerous demands it places on participants and employers, say critics who unsuccessfully petitioned the court to modify it.
4 minute read

International Edition

Japan: Lawyers and Big Business in the Land of No Lockdown

Law firms have faced unusual pandemic challenges in Japan, according to local leaders at Freshfields, Baker McKenzie and Nishimura.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Did a Juror COVID Scare Affect the Outcome of a Federal Criminal Trial Against 2 Former Deutsche Bank Traders?

Defense lawyers at Dechert and Ropes & Gray seem to think so.
6 minute read

International Edition

Cuatrecasas Halts Office Return as Madrid COVID Cases Surge

Compared to its rivals, the firm has taken a more cautious approach to returning to the office.
2 minute read

Law.com

Big Law Litigators Tell What's Worrying Clients About COVID Liability

"We're hearing from clients that there are going to be concerns," said Strotz, managing partner of the firm's L.A. office. "Everything from crisis management and employment to data privacy and security to insurance, real estate, corporate governance, restructuring. And this assumes there is not going to be legislation to abate some of this. I think it has the potential to reach all kinds of areas of the law."
5 minute read

International Edition

Ince Mulls Office Downsize As Gateley Set to Return Salaries to Full

Gateley also confirmed it has made use of the U.K. government's tax deferral scheme.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Jury in Second Virtual Asbestos Trial Awards $2.5M

The case, in Alameda County Superior Court, lasted 36 days and was the first all-virtual jury trial in the nation.
4 minute read

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