Since the courts cannot decide cases like before, insurance companies and plantiff attorneys must work together to settle cases and reduce court backlogs. (Photo: Bigstock) Since the courts cannot decide cases like before, insurance companies and plantiff attorneys must work together to settle cases and reduce court backlogs. (Photo: Bigstock)

As a defense attorney, I firmly believe we are all in the resolution business. The pandemic has forced us to alter how we look at resolving cases. Instead of the usual steady tidal action of cases going to court and eventually settling during pre-trial conferences or on the eve of trial, cases get stalled at the proverbial courthouse steps.

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