NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Posted: January 14, 2022 / Written by: Harvey M. Stone, Richard H. Dolan /
Special Jury Procedures, Coverage for COVID-Related Losses
This column reports on several significant representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis denied the government's motion for a partially sequestered jury in a terrorism trial, while granting its motion for an anonymous jury. Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall found that a law firm was not entitled to insurance coverage for damages caused by the potential presence of COVID-19 in its offices or by Governor Cuomo's Executive Order in March 2020 requiring a 100% reduction of the in-person workforce.