As the courthouse doors clanged shut, the plaintiff bar and our clients watched helplessly as civil trials were pushed into the unforeseeable future. A general sense of gloom descended upon us. Now what, we wondered.
Read MoreInsurance companies pinched themselves over their good fortune as the courthouse doors pretty much closed in response to the coronavirus. The third prong of their mantra had suddenly and without precedence become their main weapon of choice to defeat claims brought by injured people.
Read MoreTruck Pedestrian trial in February. Federal Court. Delayed indefinitely.
Wrongful death trial in March. Pierce County Superior Court. Delayed for a year.
Wrongful death trial in April. King County Superior Court. Delayed until October hopefully.