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Masterclass: North Carolina Supreme Court Explains Error Preservation in the Directed Verdict and JNOV Context.

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Parties must move for a directed verdict to preserve their right to request judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV*) after an unfavorable verdict is returned. Friday’s batch of Supreme Court opinions includes a...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Importance of Oral Arguments in Appellate Courts: Insights for Trial and Appellate Practitioners

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Recent stats show an interesting trend in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: oral arguments are held in just 13% of cases. This differs from other circuits like the D.C. Circuit, where almost 50% of cases get...more

Carlton Fields

Asking for Oral Argument in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

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In many federal courts of appeals, the statement on oral argument occupies a prime position in a brief. It is often the first substantive statement a judge reads. Yet so few advocates use this valuable “real estate” to...more

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