5 Tips For Emergency Relief Petitions During COVID-19
Litigation Partner Shannon Armstrong shared five tips for companies to obtain emergency COVID-19 relief in a recent Law360 article. As the pandemic continues to disrupt business relationships and court operations, companies must act quickly and strategically to protect their trade secrets, customer relationships, and rights to contractual performance. Often times, this means seeking emergency relief through a preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order or other provisional relief. To be successful, businesses must tailor their legal strategies to the unique circumstances of this time, in addition to considering whether businesses meet the applicable standard for emergency injunctive relief — typically a showing of irreparable harm, likelihood of success on the merits, and no adequate remedy at law.