With Courts Shuttered by COVID-19, Litigators Embrace Settlements
"We're finding that plaintiffs attorneys are reaching out to use this as an opportunity to resolve cases that would normally take months or years, and probably go to trial," said John Hall of defense firm Hall Booth Smith, which boasts about 250 lawyers in eight states.
March 30, 2020 at 04:05 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Daily Report
With courts closed and the logistics of filing documents and taking depositions mounting challenges across the board, some litigators are finding the COVID-19 outbreak is a good time to ease up on hardball litigation tactics and talk settlement.
"We're finding that plaintiffs attorneys are reaching out to use this as an opportunity to resolve cases that would normally take months or years, and probably go to trial," said John Hall of defense firm Hall Booth Smith, which boasts about 250 lawyers in eight states.
One unnamed plaintiffs firm with a number of general liability and long term care cases called to discuss moving them to resolution, said Hall, who is in turn letting opposing counsel know his firm is ready to make a deal.
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