Wake Up Call: Covid Insurance Fights Reach ‘High Stakes’ Phase

In today’s column, U.K. law firms lose four times more Black junior lawyers than lawyers from other ethnic groups; pre-pandemic Big Law offices may not have been as bustling with in-person innovation and collaboration as some people contend; law firm business professionals are worried that competition for talent could hit their profits.

• Leading off, out of about 1,800 Covid-19 insurance coverage disputes filed so far, only one has reached a jury, and the insurer won that case. The early suits have mainly been small-change, but now big companies and organizations, including Major League Baseball, are stepping up with claims reaching ...