Here is a typical scenario. You appeal your case to a federal or state appellate court. The briefing is done and dusted. The case is argued. Everyone is patiently waiting for the appellate court’s decision. Then — voila — the...more
A dissenting opinion in the Court of Appeals has long been a litigant’s Golden Ticket, at least until a recent statutory change. The mere existence of the dissent bestowed an automatic right of appeal to the Supreme Court of...more