Vested Interest May 2022

What a year this has been!  Just under twelve months ago jury trials in our state were infrequent, and our membership was trying to cope with a second year of pandemic induced interruptions to our civil justice system.  Now, we have trials occurring and several of the COVID-19 related modifications which allow for remote depositions and court appearances seem to be permanent additions to the way we practice law.  These changes have increased the efficiency of all our practices in many respects.  Hopefully, we do not regress to the days of multiple in person court appearances for non-substantive matters out of some desire to return to “normal.”  We need to be both vigilant and vocal to ensure the continuation of these positive developments.   

We have now lived with nearly a year of having pre-judgment interest on the books.  As with any new law, there have been some fits and starts with its application and implementation, but I am confident PJI will prove to be a powerful tool in the prevention of delaying reasonable settlement offers to our clients.  

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