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Sandridge Partners was nailed by a Kings County jury for $73 million – the largest verdict in that county’s history – over a land deal that went bad. Reed Smith handled the appeal, but Moskovitz Appel…
About a year ago, Watsonville attorney Brian Liddicoat called us for help in with an appeal to the 6th District Court of Appeal, in San Jose. Brian represented a former student who was sued by a…
Lawyers tend to load their briefs with lots of cases to look impressive. The result can be an unreadable mess. Following certain principles can make your use of cases more effective. Lawyers often…
Suppose the following lead sentences appear in the statement of facts of an appellate brief. What's wrong with them? "On July 28, 2014, the trial court found for Mega Big Corporation (hereafter…
The March 30th Daily Journal, on page 1, reports that M.A.T. Team Member Jim Ardaiz was co-counsel in a trial that just resulted in a $25 million jury verdict for his client. Rio Mesa Holdings, LLC,…
I once picked up an opposing brief in an appeal I handled. My opponent made some good points, substantively. But the Justices might have trouble getting past his nasty tone. He called our…
Moskovitz Appellate Team handles appeals and writs. We’re pretty good at it, but we can’t change the trial court record. We’re stuck with the one you create. Whether we win depends a lot on the recor…