In the midst of this global pandemic, the Court of Chancery certified an interlocutory appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court to address two unique issues presented by COVID-19: (i) whether the Court ...
Having resolved the jurisdictional issue, it held that the district court committed an error of law in limiting the scope of 28 U.S.C. § 152(c)(2) to final orders ...
The briefs in two pending petitions for certiorari raise an interesting point of Supreme Court procedure. The Solicitor General’s petition for certiorari in the tobacco RICO case (No. 05-92, United ...
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When you receive an adverse interlocutory trial court ruling, it can be difficult to objectively evaluate the likelihood of success on a motion for leave to appeal, particularly in light of how ...
“This Court should obtain guidance from the Ninth Circuit on the issue now instead of holding a trial that may need to be redone under a different legal framework—or may not be necessary at all.” – ...
A party can appeal an interlocutory order if it meets certain elements, such as whether there is a "controlling question of law" and whether an appeal at that stage might "materially advance the ...