Anti-Plaintiff Bias in the Federal Appellate Courts

Authors

Kevin M. Clermont, Cornell Law SchoolFollow
Theodore Eisenberg, Cornell Law SchoolFollow

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).