Focus (Forum & Focus)
Sep. 14, 2007
Motion Maze
Focus Column - By Paul D. Fogel and Sean O'Rourke - Rule 50(b) in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is esoteric but potentially fatal if an appellant doesn't understand it.
By Paul D. Fogel and Sean O'Rourke
Most bees won't bother you if they are left alone. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50's "(b)" is quite the opposite: If an appellant seeking judgment-as-a-matter-of-law ignores that rule, he or she likely will be met with a nasty sting.
Although courts likely will continue to be flexible about what constitutes a sufficient pre-verdict motio...
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