Litigators are sounding the alarm about the danger of distracted juries during virtual trials, with some arguing that allowing jurors to appear remotely from the comfort of their own homes is an invitation to inattentiveness.

Indeed, there have been some doozies recently, with reports of jurors and prospective jurors applying makeup, playing video games, folding laundry, eating, sleeping, vaping, walking around and even talking on the phone during proceedings.

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