Oct 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays in trials across the country, beginning in March 2020 and continuing into 2021. A long-awaited trial in federal court in West Virginia is the latest addition to that list. An eagerly anticipated bellwether trial in...
Oct 8, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
In response to COVID-19, the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, Justice Melton, issued a statewide judicial state of emergency in March, which suspended all in-person jury trials. Nearly 6 months have passed without jury trials, and the backlog of cases has...
Sep 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law
As employers continue efforts to return to normal amid a raging pandemic, they continue to be confronted with how to safely resume operations as guidance from the scientific community evolves while still complying with employment laws like the Americans with...
Sep 24, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, FINRA
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced courts and ADR forums across the country to grapple with how to safely conduct hearings and other in-person proceedings. FINRA began making changes in early March, when it administratively postponed all in-person arbitration and...
Sep 11, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On September 10, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt delivered remarks at the PPP Criminal Fraud Enforcement Action Press Conference. A written version of his remarks can be accessed here. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was part of the CARES Act,...
Aug 31, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
On August 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release regarding the strengthening of COVID-19 surveillance and the publication of interim final rule CMS-30401-IFC. Although the press release mainly addresses nursing home...
