Described as a security incident in early October, the Kansas Court System software failure forced the Kansas Court System to go back to doing all their filing by hand, on paper. This has slowed down the legal process all across the State. How has the breach affected courts on a local level? Franklin County Attorney Brandon Jones says it sounds like a ransomware attack and it’s creating a lot more work for him and his staff.
Friday, the Supreme Court of Kansas set a temporary rule allowing licensed attorneys to serve other attorneys by email without written consent. However, when any party is a self-represented litigant, all parties must consent in writing to receive service by email. Planning is ongoing as to how to restore full access to court case data and it will occur in phases
