As courts and agencies attempt to minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced that it will remove some cases from its April argument session and will hold other hearings by telephone. In-person arguments will proceed as scheduled if counsel for both sides are local. Finnegan partner Mike Jakes is scheduled for a telephone argument in one of his upcoming cases, telling Bloomberg Law, "We expect that the judges’ questioning will be just as robust on the phone as it is in person, so our preparations and strategy will be as rigorous as ever."
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