2021 &
Your USLAW Home Field Advantage:
Legal Issues in BEYOND Hottest Each Jurisdiction
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USLAW NETWORk SEPT 30 - OCT 9, 2020
CIVIL LITIGATION
BEY AT U AS RE OND SLA LEAS WO W NE ED RLD TW WID ORK E VI ’S RTU AL R ETR EAT
A USLAW VIDEO RESOURCE
USLAW offers what it calls the Home Field Advantage which comes from knowing and understanding the venue in a way that allows a competitive advantage – a truism in both sports and business. Jurisdictional awareness is a key ingredient to successfully operating throughout the United States. Knowing the law, plaintiff’s attorneys, the judge, and the local business and legal environment provides our firms’ clients this advantage. Tune in as USLAW member firms share insights and boots-on-the-ground knowledge regarding the latest legal happenings impacting civil litigation in each state and in select global markets. In each brief video clip, USLAW members will share specifics from their jurisdiction, inform on the latest state legal decisions, and outline what the landscape looks like heading into 2021 and beyond. Make sure this home field advantage is part of your playbook.
CLICK on the video title to access the video. CLICK on the firm name to be directed to their website. CLICK on the attorney name to access his/her email address. UNITED STATES ALABAMA
Litigating in a Judicial Hellhole in This Pandemic Period Thomas L. Oliver, II Carr Allison Birmingham, AL ARIZONA
Late Case Fair Limits Proceedings: Arizona’s Attempt to Face the “New Normal” Kimberly Page Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. Phoenix, AZ CALIFORNIA
Only in California - Recent Litigation Highs and Lows Merton A. Howard Hanson Bridgett LLP San Francisco, CA
Don’t Give Away Your Cookies Anymore – How CCPA is Changing the Digital Cookie and Privacy Landscape and Impacting Businesses Across the U.S. James D. Snyder Klinedinst PC San Diego, CA
Can Independent Contractors Exist in California? Richard C. Moreno Murchison & Cumming, LLP Los Angeles, CA
Business Not As Usual: New Discovery Rules in California Jeffrey Y. Choi Snyder Burnett Egerer, LLP Santa Barbara, CA
COLORADO
ILLINOIS
Caitlin McHugh Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Denver, CO
Lew R.C. Bricker SmithAmundsen LLC Chicago, IL
The Real Value of a Judgment in Colorado: Damage Caps and Pre-Judgment Interest
CONNECTICUT
Litigating Force Majeure Provisions in Connecticut Leases in View of COVID-19 Business Disruptions Noble F. Allen Hinckley Allen Hartford, CT FLORIDA
Meanwhile in Florida… $800 an Hour Attorneys’ Fees! Christopher Barkas Carr Allison Tallahassee, FL
Meet Judge Jetson – Navigating Zoom Trials & Non-Binding Arbitration in Florida Zoomland Constantine “Dean” G. Nickas Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford P.A. Miami, FL HAWAII
With the Tourists Gone, Hawaii Hotels and Businesses Undergo Construction Renovations: Pitfalls in ConstructionContract Indemnity Provisions Stacy Y. Ma Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP Honolulu, HI IDAHO
Idaho Civil Trials Are Back, Now What? Joshua S. Evett Duke Evett, PLLC Boise, ID
Pride and Prejudice: Allocating Fault and the Trials and Tribulations of Illinois Law
INDIANA
Winning Summary Judgement Based on “Duty” Under Indiana’s Evolving Standard Keith D. Mundrick SmithAmundsen LLC Indianapolis, IN IOWA
COVID-19 Immunity Legislation and New Limits on Medical Expense Damages Philip A. Burian Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC Cedar Rapids, IA KENTUCKY
Pre-injury Waivers Go Boom as the Kentucky Supreme Court Holds Parental Waivers of Children’s Rights Unenforceable
Blaine Lewis Middleton Reutlinger Louisville, KY LOUISIANA
Louisiana’s Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020: Louisiana’s Attempt at Tort Reform Legislation Mary W. Dale McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch, LLC New Orleans, LA
