If you enjoy a little appellate litigation geekery, Watts v. Commonwealth, from the Court of Appeals of Virginia, is a treat of a case. It’s got technical rules governing the difference between a trial court’s oral rulings...more
The use of special interrogatories given to juries to render verdicts has been said to be “admittedly fraught with many pitfalls in the potential conflicts between the general verdict and the interrogatories,” and is “nothing...more
Monday, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in Khan v. Chowdhury, Case No. 13-1479. Notwithstanding the denial, this case is notable, as it highlights a recurring issue in preserving error for appeal: proposing...more
AC34918 - Cuozzo v. Orange - AC34918 Dissent - Cuozzo v. Orange - This is a case where a little more effort should have gone into a Motion to Dismiss. The Appellate Court held that the Trial Court improperly...more