Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2000
Keywords
Federal courts, Appellate courts, Jury trials, Appeals
Disciplines
Civil Procedure | Litigation
Abstract
A recent study of appellate outcomes reveals that defendants succeed significantly more often than plaintiffs on appeal from civil trials-especially from jury trials.
Recommended Citation
Clermont, Kevin M. and Eisenberg, Theodore, "Anti-Plaintiff Bias in the Federal Appellate Courts" (2000). Cornell Law Faculty Publications. 224.
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/facpub/224
Publication Citation
Published in: Judicature, vol. 84, no. 3 (November-December 2000).