The good news generally on the legal horizon is that the Court system is finally starting to return to normal and jury trials are starting to commence again after more than two years of pandemic social distancing. This helps put pressure on insurance companies and other defendants to resolve cases. Granted there is still a large backlog which the Courts will have to deal with, but at least we are moving in the right direction again.
Our Houston office was able to resolve a case that had lingered for years waiting on a trial date for a multi-million dollar resolution as soon as we were picking a jury in Sugarland Texas on a refinery fatality this month, and our Denver office was able to do the same on an amputation leg injury on a railroad case pending in Nebraska, so getting cases trial set is making a difference, particularly in the bigger cases. The Courts are also returning to in courtroom hearings on a regular basis, which also spends the pace up. All of these steps help move cases through the system quicker, particularly the individual cases. The cases that are part of a huge national consolidations still tend to take on a life, and pace, of their own.
As with other businesses, we continue to pursue new and better ways of handling our responsibilities and stay in touch with our clients from all over the country. I previously mentioned some of these steps in prior newsletters including our role in working with the judiciary 20 years ago to help create the first electronic filing and storage processes to significantly improve efficiency of handling cases and communicating with other parties.
In addition to dedicated websites with updated topical information on various dockets and case activities, we incorporate these newsletters, eblast and text blast communiqués with links to updated and current case specific information, and most recently even occasional audio/video messaging and remote on line “town hall” messaging to keep clients abreast of the most recent developments on the national dockets.
As mentioned before, these updates have been well received by our clients as a supplement of information on their claims so we are definitely going to continue utilizing this additional communication tool in the future and incorporate some additional video content to the newsletters as well. If you need to contact with our firm, please continue using the email addresses and phone numbers we provided before, so you can reach the litigation group working on your case, or you may contact us through our website www.bcoonlaw.com. We will respond as soon as we can.
As stated before, these have been trying times for everyone, but it looks like we are getting past the worst of it. And again, thank you for entrusting your legal matter with our firm.
Our Houston office was able to resolve a case that had lingered for years waiting on a trial date for a multi-million dollar resolution as soon as we were picking a jury in Sugarland Texas on a refinery fatality this month, and our Denver office was able to do the same on an amputation leg injury on a railroad case pending in Nebraska, so getting cases trial set is making a difference, particularly in the bigger cases. The Courts are also returning to in courtroom hearings on a regular basis, which also spends the pace up. All of these steps help move cases through the system quicker, particularly the individual cases. The cases that are part of a huge national consolidations still tend to take on a life, and pace, of their own.
As with other businesses, we continue to pursue new and better ways of handling our responsibilities and stay in touch with our clients from all over the country. I previously mentioned some of these steps in prior newsletters including our role in working with the judiciary 20 years ago to help create the first electronic filing and storage processes to significantly improve efficiency of handling cases and communicating with other parties.
In addition to dedicated websites with updated topical information on various dockets and case activities, we incorporate these newsletters, eblast and text blast communiqués with links to updated and current case specific information, and most recently even occasional audio/video messaging and remote on line “town hall” messaging to keep clients abreast of the most recent developments on the national dockets.
As mentioned before, these updates have been well received by our clients as a supplement of information on their claims so we are definitely going to continue utilizing this additional communication tool in the future and incorporate some additional video content to the newsletters as well. If you need to contact with our firm, please continue using the email addresses and phone numbers we provided before, so you can reach the litigation group working on your case, or you may contact us through our website www.bcoonlaw.com. We will respond as soon as we can.
As stated before, these have been trying times for everyone, but it looks like we are getting past the worst of it. And again, thank you for entrusting your legal matter with our firm.