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Appeal Bond Reform

Many states require defendants to post an appeal bond – sometimes equal to 150 percent of a verdict – in order to secure the right to appeal.

The Problem

In an era when billion-dollar verdicts are no longer uncommon, appealing a jury verdict can force an individual, a company, or an industry into bankruptcy.

ATRA’s Position

ATRA supports appeal bond reform legislation that limits the size of an appeal bond when a company is not liquidating its assets or attempting to flee from justice.

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Appeal Bond Reform: SB 2198 (2009)
Limits the amount a defendant can be required to pay to secure the right to appeal to $200 million.  The limit applies to Engle progeny litigation, an...
Florida
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Appeal Bond Reform: H.B. 841 (2006); Fla. Stat. § 45.045
Limits the amount a defendant can be required to pay to secure the right to appeal in any civil action, except for certified class actions subject 768...
Florida
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Appeal Bond Reform: S 2826 (2003); Fla. Stat. § 569.23

Limits the amount that signatories to the Master Settlement Agreement are required to pay to secure the right to appeal to $100 million.

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Appeal Bond Reform: HB 1721 (2000); Fla. Stat. § 215.56005; Amending Fla. Stat. § 17.41
Limits the amount a defendant can be required to pay to secure the right to appeal punitive damages awards in class actions to the lesser of 10% of th...
Florida
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Appeal Bond Reform: HB 1366 (2003); Amended C.R.S. 13-16-125

Limits the amount a defendant can be required to pay to secure the right to appeal to $25 million.

Colorado
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Appeal Bond Reform: AB 1752 (2003)
Limits the amount a signatory to the Master Settlement Agreement can be required to pay to secure the right to appeal to $150 million and applies to a...
California
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Appeal Bond Reform: S.B. 1212 (2011), A.R.S. § 12-2108
Limits the amount of an appeal bond to the lesser of the total amount of damages awarded excluding punitive damages, 50% of the appellant’s net ...
Arizona
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Appeal Bond Reform: S.B. 937 (2005)

Broadened 2003 law to apply to all causes of action regardless of when they accrued.

Arkansas
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Appeal Bond Reform: HB 1038 (2003)

Limits the amount a defendant can be required to pay to secure the right to appeal to $25 million.

Arkansas
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Appeal Bond Reform: H.B. 220 (2006); Code of Ala. § 6-12-4

Limits the amount a signatory to the Master Settlement Agreement can be required to pay to secure the right to appeal to $125 million.

Alabama
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Campaign Finance Analysis – Plaintiffs’ Firms and PAC Contributions — California – 2017-2023
The American Tort Reform Association’s campaign finance analysis report on plaintiffs’ firms and PAC contributions in California, 2017-202...
California
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Legal Services Advertising – California – 2019-2023
In 2023, it is estimated that $2.4 billion was spent on more than 26 million local legal services television, radio, print ads or billboards solicitin...
California
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Gilead Tenofovir Cases, Gilead Sciences v. Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco
(Ca., filed March 13, 2024): Urging the court to review the lower court’s decision to adopt an innovative theory of liability. The California Court of...
California
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Campaign Finance Analysis – Plaintiffs’ Firms and PAC Contributions — Nevada – 2017-2023
The American Tort Reform Association’s campaign finance analysis report on plaintiffs’ firms and PAC contributions in Nevada, 2017-2023.  ...
Nevada
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Legal Services Advertising – Nevada – 2019-2023
The American Tort Reform Association’s latest report analyzing legal services advertising in Nevada 2019-2023.In 2023, it is estimated that $2.4 billi...
Nevada
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Legal Services Advertising – New York – 2019-2023
In 2023, it is estimated that $2.4 billion was spent on more than 26 million local legal services television, radio, print ads or billboards solicitin...
New York
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Campaign Finance Analysis – Plaintiffs’ Firms and PAC Contributions — New York – 2017-2023
The American Tort Reform Association’s campaign finance analysis report on plaintiffs’ firms and PAC contributions in New York, 2017-2023....
New York
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In Re FirstEnergy Corporation Securities Litigation
(6th COA, filed February 16, 2024): Arguing that the district court’s erroneous expansion of affiliated ute undermines the reliance requirements...
6th Circuit
  • Case Not Yet Decided iconCase Not Yet Decided
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Speerly v. General Motors
(6th COA, filed February 21, 2024): Arguing that the district court erred in certifying these substantiallyuninjured classes. This Court should confir...
6th Circuit
  • Court Ruled Against ATRA's Position iconCourt Ruled Against ATRA's Position
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Ford v. Parks
(Tx., filed February 8, 2024): Arguing that Ford Motor Company’s “release” of a vehicle constitutes a “sale” under the p...
Texas
  • Court Ruled in Favor of ATRA's Position iconCourt Ruled in Favor of ATRA's Position
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