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Virtual Courtrooms in Miami

By on Dec 11, 2020
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This morning we received this notice from state court in Miami (the Eleventh Judicial Circuit) where we have a case pending:

Coronavirus/COVID-19: Courthouses are closed for in-person hearings and trials based on public health advisories at the direction of the Florida Supreme Court. The Eleventh Judicial Circuit wants you safe at home.

 

We are establishing Virtual Courtrooms. Court hearings in your case that we can hold remotely via video or phone conference will be held on the Zoom platform, which is free to you. You will receive an email from the Court if we are proceeding with your hearing with the information you need to connect.



Few Masks at EDTex Jury Trial

By on Sep 21, 2020
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Today a mostly maskless trial concluded in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas before Judge Rodney Gilstrap with an $8.5 million plaintiff’s verdict. This was Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s second pandemic trial. Attendees in the gallery were “asked to wear masks,” according to Law360. Jurors wore face shields but not masked. Also unmasked: Judge Gilstrap, his staff and the lawyers.



McDermott’s litigation team monitors US courts as they reopen amid the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis.

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