Appellate Practice
Apr. 17, 2013
Clear lesson for navigating the complex post-trial world
The lesson from a recent case is clear: when you enter the sometimes complex post-trial world, know the controlling rules cold.
Kasey J. Curtis
Associate, Reed Smith LLP
Email: kcurtis@reedsmith.com
Pepperdine Univ SOL; Malibu CA
Paul D. Fogel
Judge (retired), Reed Smith LLP
Appellate Law
101 2nd St Ste 1800
San Francisco , CA 94105
Phone: (415) 659-5929
Fax: (415) 391-8269
Email: pfogel@reedsmith.com
UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA
Paul D. Fogel is a partner in Reed Smith LLP's Appellate Group, and served as the group's leader from 2012 to 2015
The problem you know about is almost always better than the one that you don't. After all, you tend to deal more effectively with the former, while the latter may fester and grow into a bigger problem, rearing its head at the most inopportune moment.
Case in point: not knowing about California's sometimes complicated and arcane post-trial procedural rules.
Here's the story: After the jury returns a large tort verdict against your client, the trial court, having never ruled...
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