When you receive an adverse interlocutory trial court ruling, it can be difficult to objectively evaluate the likelihood of success on a motion for leave to appeal, particularly in light of how ...
No one likes to think about, much less plan for, a worst-case scenario. However, your clients' appellate options should be a critical part of your pretrial and trial strategy. There are certain ...
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet;” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II, ll. 47-48. In a partially published 40-page opinion ...
“The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure cannot override federal statute, said the court. If there is a conflict between the two, the statute must prevail.” On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
The Maryland Appellate Court has upheld a circuit court’s ruling that an interlocutory order denying pendente lite alimony and child support is not a final judgment, and it is not appealable as an ...
The most difficult issue in many patent cases is claim construction, that is, the court's interpretation and articulation of what exactly the claims of the patent mean. Interpreting patent claims is ...