Appellate Law Center

In a precedential decision, a panel of three judges reprimanded and sharply criticized a lawyer for failing to check the accuracy of what turned out to be AI hallucinations in his appellate brief.

The Third Circuit’s holding in Massey realigns New Jersey law with federal judicial precedents in the reverse discrimination context.

In Massey v. Borough of Bergenfield, the legality of the current, employer-friendly “background circumstances” test applied to reverse discrimination cases in NJ will be decided.

The Wentworth opinion is a good example of an appellate court’s justification in offering salutary expressions not necessary to decide the case or having the force of law.

When confronted with a situation where AI has produced false legal authority, courts may issue warnings or sanctions.

If the court determines that the successful bidder’s absence prevents a just adjudication, the entire protest action could be dismissed.

The odds that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will grant review of a case was highest in 2024 of the past five years.

An appellate court’s statement of disposition in its decision is not a present sense direction but a statement of future operation, after the mandate or remand.

This major decision backing tax exemption in an era of consolidation in the health care industry will allow hospitals to survive, thrive and provide essential medical care to the communities they serve.