How To Appeal A Case To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit?

This article addresses the basic procedure for handling an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

The Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that covers federal courts in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Let’s say you just lost a civil lawsuit in one of the federal district courts in the Eighth Circuit. You may consider challenging that loss through an appeal. There, a panel of three judges […]

By | January 27th, 2024 ||

Check Into Arbitration—Appellate Division Enforces Clickwrap Agreement

Wilentz attorneys Lynne M. Kizis, co-chair of the Mass Tort/Class Action team, and Joseph Carlo co-authored the article featured in the New Jersey Law Journal’s Product Liability & Class Action annual supplement. They review the New Jersey case law on the enforceability of browsewrap and clickwrap agreements in light of the recent Santana v. SmileDirectClub decision. Online retailers have increasingly favored these online agreements, which can remove many future plaintiffs from litigation due to their standard […]

By | January 21st, 2024 ||

The Basics Of California State Appellate Procedure

Let’s say you just lost a civil lawsuit in California Superior Court (one of California’s 58 trial courts), and you think the court got it wrong. You may want to challenge that loss by appealing to the California Court of Appeal. There, a panel of three judges will consider the trial court’s ruling and decide whether any legal errors require correction.

But while filing a compelling brief matters, it won’t be enough to simply point out the […]

By | January 17th, 2024 ||