Post-Judgment Motions

Navigating Post-Judgment Motions: A Guide Through the Thicket (ABTL Report)

Alana Rotter’s article Navigating Post-Judgment Motions: A Guide Through the Thicket summarizes litigants’ options for seeking relief from an adverse verdict through a motion for new trial, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or vacatur, including when such motions are warranted, the relevant procedural rules, and the

CLE: Post-Judgment Motions: Appellate Lawyers’ Perspectives

Winning or losing at trial is not the end of the litigation road:  Post-judgment motions offer opportunities to alter the outcome and lay the groundwork for appeal.  For guidance on when post-judgment motions are worthwhile, how to make and oppose them effectively,  and how to

Oct 14, 2024 Alana H. Rotter
Should You File Post-Judgment Motions?

After receiving an adverse verdict, clients inevitably ask, “What’s our next step?”  In some situations, the answer may be going straight to the Court of Appeal.  But other situations warrant a round of post-judgment motions in the trial court first.  Determining which path to follow

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