Judges Weigh Bigger Rooms, Cleaner Mics as Jury Trials Restart

Here are the day’s top coronavirus stories from the team at Bloomberg Law:

• RESTARTING TRIALS: New courtroom dynamics could alter non-verbal cues, skew jury demographics, and limit communication between attorneys. Even so, some district court judges have signaled an openness to holding in-person civil jury trials in June or July, following an extended break because of the pandemic. Others are eyeing a return in late summer or early fall.
• SURGE IN LITIGATION FUNDING: Litigation finance firm Parabellum Capital has raised a new fund with commitments exceeding $450 million ahead of a potential torrent of coronavirus-related lawsuits, new proof ...