As coronavirus ravages the nation, it has brought about an inevitable wave of disruptions to the country’s legal system. Many courts have modified their operations, which include adjourning jury trials, restricting access to the courthouse, limiting the matters that the court will entertain, deciding matters on the papers without argument, permitting certain arguments and motions to proceed via video-conferencing, and, in some instances, suspending legal proceedings and closing the courts altogether. The actions taken vary state-to-state and even court-to-court, both state and federal, within each state.
The unprecedented challenges plaguing our country at the moment, and the resulting substantial reduction in operations in the judicial system, understandably cannot mean “business as usual” when it comes to litigation. Fortunately, however, that also does not mean that justice is suspended; there are strategic initiatives that can be implemented to keep your case moving forward if you are in the midst of a lawsuit or wish to initiate one.
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