Unlike a motor vehicle accident or a slip and fall, the exposure to COVID is not what you normally would conceive of as a sudden event…
Miami, FL jury trials to resume March 1, 2021
The temporary suspension of jury trials enacted by the Honorable Bertila Soto, Chief Judge of the Miami-Dade Courts, will expire this coming Feb. 28th, and jury trials will resume on March 1, 2021 in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, the Miami-Dade Courts. The Miami-Dade Courts continue to operate under Phase 2 COVID-19 Emergency Operations until further… Read More
Can Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations? By Matthew Bernstein, Esq.
As we enter 2021 having (optimistically) finally reached a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic with the approval and distribution of at least two viable vaccines, a popular question being asked is whether employers can mandate that their employees be vaccinated for COVID-19. From a purely legal standpoint, the answer is (perhaps stereotypically) not a… Read More
Florida’s Fifteenth Judicial Circuit to Hold Limited Jury Trials
Chief Judge Marx has directed the continuation of limited jury trials in both the criminal and civil divisions of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17th, four jury trials are scheduled in the following divisions: Circuit Civil; Circuit Criminal (2); and Domestic Violence. Persons interested in observing remotely must use the following links to… Read More
Jury trials allowed to resume in Georgia; Will follow COVID-19 safety guidelines
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia announced today that he will sign an order Saturday, Oct. 10 that lifts the suspension of jury trials across Georgia. The order will extend until Nov. 9, 2020 the Statewide Judicial Emergency the Chief Justice declared on March 14, 2020 in response to the… Read More