Misapprehension of law 2 7. Only exists under state statute 14. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require the filing of trial briefs. State and federal rules of civil procedure make no mention of trial briefs. Failure to file trial briefs in any but the simplest of cases is probably below practice standards.
Courts uniformly expect trial briefs.
If opposing counsel attempts to introduce evidence in violation of the court's order granting your motion in limine you may appeal the violation without objecting at the trial. No federal statute or rule expressly authorizes motions in limine. A drunk driver recklessly causes a violent head-on collision with a car driven by Al Amber in which Amber's wife Alana is a passenger. Al was traveling for business with his company at the time. Alana escapes injury, but Al dies after suffering a week of agonizingly painful injuries in the hospital.