New York Appellate Practice: How to Take and Perfect an Appeal from a Decision of the Workers' Compensation Board
Workers’ Compensation decisions are reviewed by the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department. See Workers’ Compensation Law Section 23. This article is an overview of the process and the steps in taking and perfecting a Read More
Monitoring the Appellate Trends: A Closer Look at the New York State Unified Court System Annual Reports
Stability, evenness, predictability – these are ways, perhaps surprising to some, to describe recent trends in the state appellate courts of New York. Whether speaking of affirmance rates, total number of records filed, or m Read More
The Appellate Law Journal
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | 2015
The Appellate Law Journal focuses exclusively on rules, practices and procedures of federal and state appellate courts nationwide. Edited by the appellate experts at Counsel Press, The Appellate Law Journal is designed Read More
Mixed Standards of Review on Appeal in California
A mixed standard of review may apply on appeal depending on your circumstances, the order appealed and the issues presented. If the trial court judge makes factual conclusions to determine if an ultimate fact is met under the Read More
California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District Announces a Mandatory Use of the Electronic Filing System (EFS) in Civil Appeals, Effective February 17, 2015
Mandatory e-filing has come to the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District. The Fifth Appellate District has announced that use of the electronic filing system (EFS) is mandatory for all attorneys and voluntary f Read More
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Invites Amici Curiae Participation
In its order of December 30, 2014, granting a petition for rehearing en banc in the matter of SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products (case number 13-1564), the Read More