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Staying Judgments Pending Appeal: A Practical Overview
Your client wants to appeal an adverse money judgment. How do you prevent the other side from enforcing the judgment in the meantime? In the latest edition of the ABTL Report, GMSR’s Laura Lim gives a practical overview of how to stay enforcement of a
Is Your Anti-SLAPP Ruling Appealable? An Overview of California and Ninth Circuit Rules
Wondering whether the partial grant of an anti-SLAPP motion, or the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion, is appealable? A new ABTL Report article by GMSR’s Alana Rotter reviews anti-SLAPP appealability in California and the Ninth Circuit, including which rulings are immediately appealable and the impact
Experts: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them—Gary Wax’s article on limiting expert testimony
Numerous legal scholars have written about the so-called “CSI Effect.” The term was originally coined to describe what can happen to jurors who regularly watch crime investigation shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order, and 48 Hours. These jurors may place an undue
GMSR’s Alana Rotter Authors Article On Appellate Stays
Alana Rotter’s article Hitting the Pause Button: Stays Pending Appeal offers practical guidance on how to stay judgment enforcement pending appeal. The article explains which types of orders and judgments are automatically stayed, options for obtaining a non-automatic stay, and the timing for getting a
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