He is in demand as a source of authoritative expertise in some of the most
significant appellate cases handled by the firm.
Not exact matches
It is thus
significant that the number of
cases reaching state and federal
appellate courts has surged back up to levels attained during the early 1970s when civil rights
cases had a central place on the national political agenda (see Figure 1).
Long and Christensen found no statistically
significant correlation between readability and outcome in the briefs in their study.129 For federal
appellate court briefs and state supreme court briefs, the only variable with a statistically
significant correlation to reversal was jurisdiction, which is not surprising because state
cases have higher reversal rates than federal
cases.
Paul Collins has handled tort
cases at the trial and
appellate levels for twenty - four years and has been involved in some of the most
significant, high - exposure tort
cases in Montana and New Mexico.
For one thing, Scholar has a fairly
significant cache of articles and
case law that runs back about 60 years and encompasses federal district court
cases, state and federal
appellate decisions, and other topics generally reserved for the legal community.
ECSL brings extensive
appellate practice experience to McAfee & Taft, having handled and won a
significant number of
cases before the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Daryl's
appellate practice includes a
case he argued before the Texas Supreme Court which the Texas Lawyer ranked as one of the top 50
cases that had a
significant impact on Texas law.
Brad's notable
appellate engagements include a death penalty
case won before the U.S. Supreme Court and
significant commercial
cases won before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the First, Second, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits as well as the Illinois Supreme Court.
After working as an extern for the First District Court in Logan, Utah, during his final term of law school, Trevor worked for a firm in St. George, Utah, for over five years, focusing on workers» compensation and personal injury
cases, in addition to working on
cases involving federal civil rights litigation and performing a
significant amount of
appellate work.
Chris Simmons has
significant trial and litigation experience having tried
cases to verdict throughout the state of Texas as well as having presented oral argument before Texas
appellate courts.
So far, only three published studies have analyzed the association between brief readability and
case outcome, 50 and no studies have analyzed that association in the trial courts, where most lawyers practice.51 Long and Christensen sampled 882
appellate briefs from the Supreme Court, federal
appellate courts, and state supreme courts.52 Their dependent variable was the outcome of the appeal (affirmed or reversed), while their independent variable was readability measured by the Flesch Reading Ease score as calculated by Microsoft Word.53 For federal
appellate and state supreme court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for federal or state court, standard of review, presence of a dissenting opinion, and readability of the opinion deciding the appeal.54 For United States Supreme Court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for constitutional issue, criminal or civil
case, presence of a dissenting opinion, and opinion readability.55 They found no statistically
significant correlation between readability and outcome in the briefs in their study.56
Our lawyers have played an integral role in many of the most
significant cases across the globe over the past several years, including internal and governmental investigations; international arbitration proceedings; patent, copyright and trademark
cases; regulatory, government and public policy disputes; securities class action lawsuits; and federal and state
appellate cases.
LEAF also undertakes legal action by intervening at the Canadian
appellate courts on
significant cases that will establish important principles of equality for women.
2013 — Fresenius v. Baxter (Federal Circuit Court of Appeals)
Significant appellate decision in patent infringement
case for Fresenius, ending long - standing litigation which included reexamination by the PTO.
The
case is
significant because it raises questions of principle which had not previously been considered at an
appellate level.
Our lawyers have also won landmark
cases in state and federal
appellate courts — including the United States Supreme Court — on
significant class action and tort law issues.
Follow court decisions in
significant cases such as two recent
appellate decisions in recruitment
cases, as well as a court's determination that data providers must foot the bill for redaction of personal information.