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Law Practice,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 17, 2020

A first-person account of a jury trial during COVID-19

We never thought being an attorney was a hazardous job. Maybe back pain from sitting too much and a couple paper cuts were to be expected.

Matthew A. Goodin

Senior Counsel
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

William O. Stein

Member
Epstein Becker Green PC

A first-person account of a jury trial during COVID-19
Yolo County Judge Samuel McAdam in his courtroom.

The complaint was filed in October 2015. Our initial trial date was in August 2017. Two former human resources managers alleged they had been terminated in retaliation for initiating an I-9 audit that resulted in the loss of what they contended were key warehouse personnel. The warehouse manager, the plaintiffs claimed, was so upset at this that he convinced the vice president of human resources to terminate their employment.

The tr...

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