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Appellate Practice

Sep. 4, 2013

When is a judgment truly appealable? We'll soon know

This basic, threshold question is on the menu in a case that will be argued Sept. 4 before the state Supreme Court. By Jens B. Koepke


By Jens B. Koepke


When is a judgment final enough to be appealable and when is it not? And can parties "manufacture" appealability by dismissing some claims without prejudice, or by stipulating to waive statutes of limitations on dismissed claims? These basic, threshold questions of appellate jurisdiction are on the menu in a case that will be argued Sept. 4 before the state Supreme Court. The parties and amicus have given the court a buffet of options ...

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