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Beyond the Verdict: What Every Litigant Should Know About the Appellate Process

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The trial is over. The jury has spoken – or the judge has ruled – and the outcome wasn’t what you hoped. Now what? At that moment, many litigants turn to the idea of an appeal as a second chance, a do-over. It’s important...more

Marshall Dennehey

Appellate Court Reverses $224 Million Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

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On October 4, 2023, a panel of three judges in the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed a $224 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson, awarded to a consolidated group of four plaintiffs who alleged their use of the...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Voir Dire on Content, Not Effect: Lessons from the Tsarnaev Appeal

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We tend to think of “bias” as it applies to juries, but courts can have their own deep-seated practices. For example, judges will often prefer voir dire questions that focus on the juror’s own assessment of the influence of a...more

Carlton Fields

Right for the Wrong Reason - Reversal Requires More Than Just an Error

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Challenging an adverse judgment on appeal is an uphill battle from the start. A major part of winning an appeal requires demonstrating that an error occurred and confirming that the error was properly raised in the trial...more

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