California Supreme Court
Jul. 13, 2020
Face mask fight goes to California Supreme Court
Absent high court guidance, “trial courts and litigants are left with a patchwork of inconsistent procedures,” the appellant argued.
A lawyer defending a company in asbestos litigation asked the state Supreme Court to decide if jurors should be required to wear masks during voir dire.
"Absent direction from this court, trial courts and litigants are left with a patchwork of inconsistent procedures that will inevitably result in varying outcomes to the detriment of all judicial proceedings," Edward R. Hugo of Hugo Parker LLP wrote in a petition for writ filed July ...
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