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Appellate Practice

Sep. 14, 2010

Law's Lighter Side?

Appellate attorneys spend serious time sorting through case law and facts. Enjoy this collection of judicial nuggets on law's lighter side.

Gary A. Watt

Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP

State Bar Approved, Certified Appellate Specialist

Email: gwatt@hansonbridgett.com

Gary chairs Hanson Bridgett's Appellate Practice. He is a State Bar-approved, certified appellate specialist. In addition to writs and appeals, his practice includes anti-SLAPP and post-trial motions as well as trial and appellate consulting. His blog posts can be read at www.appellateinsight.com.

Appellate lawyers spend a great deal of time sifting case law and facts for the finest nuances that can carry the day. As the collection of judicial nuggets below reveals, sometimes what is discovered is ore of a different type. Enjoy.

It's the Cheese: "It doesn't take Hamlet to figure out that something rotten happened in this case." (Great West Contractors Inc. v. Irvine Unified School District 2010 Cal.App. LEXIS 1521.)

Dark Roast: "At the hearin...

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