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Rich Phillips
@rbphillipsjr
Texas appellate lawyer with experience in state and federal appeals; #AppellateTwitter; life-long Rangers fan; band geek; husband; father of six
Dec 3, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Gladiator is on TV, so it's time for a quick #AppellateTwitter story:
I got hired to handle an appeal after the client lost a jury trial. Before signing a judgment on the verdict, the judge ordered the parties to mediate again. 1/6 We thought that the plaintiffs might take the message that the verdict had issues and they might get reasonable at mediation. After all, a judgment on the verdict couldn't make things any worse for the defendants. Alas ... 2/6