On July 22, 2025, the Virginia Court of Appeals issued a published order in Sisco v. Holtzman, Rec. No. 024025, clarifying the rules for assignments of error in appellate proceedings. Assignments matter. The Court of Appeals...more
In almost every situation, a party would prefer to defend a favorable judgment on appeal rather than fight to reverse a negative judgment. And when we are forced to be the appellant, we want the error in the challenged...more
We have previously explained the importance of appealing every aspect of a trial court's order granted on multiple, independent grounds. The Eleventh Circuit recently reminded us of that, but also that in opposing motions at...more