Law Practice,
Covid Columns
Sep. 11, 2020
No one has been paying attention for a while now
What recent experiences with remote juries tell us about our distracted world
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Some California courts are holding jury trials during the coronavirus pandemic. Logistics have been a difficult challenge. But the biggest problem -- one far more consequential than any technical issue and more pervasive than what happens in legal proceedings -- is many people's inability to pay attention anymore.
Alameda County recently held two civil trials with jurors attending remotely. The parties experienced problems from the s...
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