November 06, 2003

Defendants Fare Better on Appeal, Study Finds

AUSTIN -- Defendants are more than twice as likely to win reversals of adverse judgments than are plaintiffs who take their cases to the state's 14 intermediate courts of appeals, a study by two Houston lawyers found. The study, recently published in the South Texas Law Review, is causing a stir in legal circles. The authors are two Haynes and Boone appellate specialists, former State Bar President Lynne Liberato and Kent Rutter. Posted by Editor at November 6, 2003 10:44 AM