This time, we’re continuing our trip through the amicus data, comparing winning percentage for appellants’ and appellees’ amici, one area of law at a time, to the overall winning percentage for each side in that area.

In workers compensation cases, appellants won 67.5% of the cases to 32.5% for appellees.  Appellants’ amici won 70% of their cases, while appellees’ amici lost all theirs.  Appellants in commercial law cases won 62.5% of their cases to 37.5% for appellees.  Appellants’ amici in commercial law cases won all their cases; appellees’ amici lost all theirs.

Appellants in insurance law cases won 62.26% of their cases to 37.74% for appellees.  Amici had similar records in insurance cases – appellants’ amici won 62.5%, while appellees’ amici won 62.96%.  In contract law cases, appellants and appellees evenly split the wins.  Appellants’ amici won all their cases, while appellees’ amici lost all theirs.

Appellants in property law cases won 83.33% of their cases to only 16.67% for appellees.  Amici evenly split – appellants’ amici won one-third of their cases, and appellees’ amici also won one-third of theirs.  In tax law, appellants won only 26.32% to 73.68% for appellees.  Neither appellants’ nor appellees’ amici won any of their cases.

In wills and estates cases, appellants won 44.44% to 55.56% for appellees.  Appellants’ amici won all their cases, but appellees’ amici lost all theirs.  It was the same way in election law – appellants’ amici won a clean sweep, while appellees’ amici lost them all.  In election law overall, appellants won 60% to 40% for appellees.

Join us back here later in the week as we continue our examination of the amicus data.

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