I used to be the Litigation Pleading Clerk for a large, prestigious law firm in Palo Alto, CA. They dealt with exactly the types of cases that Latham Watkins does. What I can say for sure is that La... View MoreI used to be the Litigation Pleading Clerk for a large, prestigious law firm in Palo Alto, CA. They dealt with exactly the types of cases that Latham Watkins does. What I can say for sure is that Latham Watkins will use this tragedy to push the court dates back by probably six months - citing disruptions in service due to the tragedy suffered by Hutchins, whether they need that time or not. It will buy them much more time to hide or dispose of evidence, etc.