Update Highlights:
COVID-19 infection rates, case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths are at or approaching the highs seen in the spring.
Governor Baker ordered businesses back to Phase 3 Step 1, restricting some businesses and closing others.
Massachusetts state courts delayed the timetable for resuming jury trials until the new year.
This and other updates on the Commonwealth’s response are collected on its website and the separate court system site. Beveridge & Diamond’s COVID-19 resource center is available as we continue to work remotely throughout our seven offices, covering matters around the country and throughout the world. Here we review impacts to clients with pending matters in the state and federal courts, ongoing business operations in the Commonwealth, enforcement considerations, and environmental compliance deadlines.