The Impact On Litigation - Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Litigation Podcast Series
In response to COVID-19, courts were forced to adapt to the pandemic and adopt new rules regarding in-person and remote proceedings. The list below contains links to each state’s laws and rules related to remote proceedings....more
Legal professionals and commentators have rightly extolled the benefits of the massive shift in the legal work environment. Almost overnight, the practice of law went virtual. As we head into 2022, the legal profession and...more
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, the legal profession responded with a one-two punch. The first response was to fashion emergency procedures that enabled courts to function during the pandemic and, if...more
Two significant announcements came out of the Fourth Circuit this week. The first was that the Court announced that in-person oral arguments will resume for the Court’s December argument calendar (December 7-10). This, of...more
Remote depositions are becoming more prevalent in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This list tracks the various state and federal authorities that govern remote depositions and the administration of oaths or affirmations...more
As the pandemic unfolded last spring, many federal buildings closed to the public, and judges and their staffs shifted to remote work like many other professionals. Courts quickly turned to virtual hearings and trials, as...more
Virtual hearings are so much easier than ones that take place in person – no hassle of getting to court (or even the office), no delays at security, ready access to whatever you need. Or at least, that is the theory. In...more
The outbreak of COVID-19 has substantially disrupted the management of civil litigation during the first national lockdown of 17 March 2020 to 11 May 2020. French judicial activity was limited to "essential litigation" and...more
The Fourth Circuit announced today that its suspension of in-person arguments will continue through the December 7-11 argument session...more
On July 24, 2020, the New York State Courts issued Administrative Order 157/20 (AO/157/20). Effective July 27, 2020, AO/157/20 removes the formal suspension of all residential foreclosures, but keeps a limited suspension of...more
ADVISORY UPDATE: On May 26, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued additional guidance concerning remote depositions, reiterating its support for remote depositions whenever possible in light of continuing...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an April 7, 2020 memorandum, New York’s Chief Administrative Judge laid out New York Courts’ plan to begin resume hearing non-essential matters, including asking judges to schedule remote conferences if...more