Virtua Health has agreed to pay the federal DEA a $150,000 fine following an investigation into 400 oxycodone pills that went missing from 2015 to 2016
Imagine this: You litigate a case for years. Your opponent wins summary judgment. You appeal. The appellate court agrees that the summary judgment was erroneous and remands for trial.
Imagine this: You litigate a case for years. Your opponent wins summary judgment. You appeal. The appellate court agrees that the summary judgment was erroneous and remands for trial..
When an appellate court remands a case to a lower court, it issues a mandate an order directing the lower court to take some specified action. Case law is clear that the mandate must be followed to the letter. Here's what to do if a lower court does not do just that.