A Virtual Hearing Is A Real Hearing

Paul D. Selver adn Jeffrey L. Braun | Kramer Levin Almost overnight, many aspects of our economic and civic life went virtual last spring as the city and state responded to the COVID-19 crisis. While it was late getting up and running, the city’s all-important land-use review process – the way the city considers proposals… Continue reading A Virtual Hearing Is A Real Hearing

Don’t Assume a Civil Zoom Trial Creates Reversible Error

Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm | Holland & Hart Here is a scenario that might be playing out in various forms around the country: A judge looks at her increasingly crowded docket during the coronavirus pandemic and thinks, “Well, I’m doing professional meetings on Zoom every day. Why couldn’t I move some of these trials by putting… Continue reading Don’t Assume a Civil Zoom Trial Creates Reversible Error

Witnesses During COVID Times: Remote Depositions, Virtual Testimony, and Unavailability

Steven K. Davidson, Michael J. Baratz, Jared R. Butcher and Molly Bruder Fox | Steptoe & Johnson First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.  As the COVID-19 related health risks posed by in-person proceedings continue to persist, courts and litigants must decide how best… Continue reading Witnesses During COVID Times: Remote Depositions, Virtual Testimony, and Unavailability

Virtual Jury Trials: The Next Wave of Remote Legal Practice

David R. Zaslow and Mark Paladino | White & Williams One of the most obvious and unavoidable results of the COVID-19 crisis has been the postponement of jury service and, by extension, all jury trials. Given the inherent difficulties of convening juries in a world of social distancing, it is likely that multiple jurisdictions will… Continue reading Virtual Jury Trials: The Next Wave of Remote Legal Practice

Virtual Arbitrations/Trials — Should You Use An Expanded Witness Oath?

John E. Bulman and R. Thomas Dunn | Solid Foundation: A Construction Law Blog For arbitrations and trials that are pending and/or are scheduled for the near term, the judges/arbitrators/counsel/parties are now confronting the decision on whether to proceed forward with conducting the proceedings remotely. If they decide to proceed forward, there will naturally be… Continue reading Virtual Arbitrations/Trials — Should You Use An Expanded Witness Oath?

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