Blog: Appeals

Stop f*cking using AI for legal documents… Especially for legal briefs
In February 2025, the firm of Morgan & Morgan was sanctioned by a federal court judge for using AI-Generated “fake cases” in a court filing. Specifically, they cited to eight non-existent cases in motions filed with the court. Ya think Homer Simpson was in their office when they got that order and just kept hitting his head and saying “D’oh” repeatedly. Look. Lawyers have an obligation to check sources. In fact, there are a bunch...
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Sometimes you just know where it’s going (or do you)….When crazy facts result in crazy decisions
Sometimes you just know where it’s going (or do you)….When crazy facts result in crazy decisions. In the world of NJ state court As a general matter, a published decision needs to have a three-judge panel at the appellate division and will generally give us some kind of legal test to be applied. Or it may modify an existing rule, but slightly. I read a lot of case law. I also do a lot...
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What is an Appeal
In plain words for real people: What the heck is an appeal? If you have a court case you will initially file in what we call the “lower” court. Depending on what state or federal court, this may be called the district court, trial court, court of common pleas, etc. It is the court that first hears the case. Certain case can resolve by way of agreement between the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s). Other cases will...
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