Summary judgment allows a litigant to ask the court to find that no “genuine issues of material fact” exist regarding some or all of the claims in the case, and that they are therefore entitled to “judgment as a matter of law” on those claims. A defendant may use summary judgment to have some or…
Businesses and organizations are often interested in the outcomes of cases that they are not directly involved with—how a court rules could have a drastic effect on the way they must do business. This article contains all the information you need to know to decide whether to file an…
One of the most important factors an appellate attorney considers in assessing the likelihood of success on appeal is the applicable standard of review. Standard of review is so important, in fact, that most appellate courts require a separate section in an appellate brief on…
It’s probably safe to assume that most appellate practitioners are familiar with notices of appeal. They are the mechanisms by which appeals are initiated. And there are strict time limits for initiating appeals. This means that, in the typical federal appeal, the notice “must be…