This column’s main mantra for appeals is to appeal from any decision, order or judgment which could reasonably be construed as “appealable.”

After a case has concluded at the circuit court level, losing litigants often consult their trial attorney concerning their chances on appeal.

Minority Democrats in the state Assembly have delayed a final vote on a Republican bill that would allow attorneys to nullify injunctions blocking state laws.

The state Assembly is expected to take up a Republican bill that would allow attorneys to nullify court rulings blocking state laws by filing quick appeals.

2010AP2537 Ganta v. Gribble

11-1665 & 08-2792 Gonzalez-Servin v. Ford Motor Co.

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Civil Procedure Appeals; final orders Where an order did not dispose of the entire litigation, it is not an appealable order. “First, we hold that the court of appeals improperly dismissed as untimely  Werner’s appeal of the order ruling that Hendree was ineligible for  indemnification, irrespective of the date on which the order was filed.  This is  so because the ...

Civil Procedure Appeals; jurisdiction Admiral Insurance Company and Chubb Custom Insurance Company appeal a judgment dismissing their claims against their insured, Paper Converting Machine Company. We initially decided the appeal on the merits, including the following language in a footnote: Admiral and Chubb purport to appeal from a judgment entered July 8, 2009 that, “[b]ased on the court’s Decision of ...