Mr. Phillips will work on Microsoft's appeal whether the Supreme Court takes the case directly or not, Mr. Cullinan said.
He added that such cases were routinely appealed whether the trial judge decided for or against the lawyer.
Still, other families who have appealed, whether in New York or, in smaller numbers, in Washington, say that Mr. Feinberg has generally been fair.
The music that inspires these scenes is almost always rock and roll, or one of its descendants, and the responses to its appeal, whether youthful enthusiasm or stodgy but humorously framed hostility, embody the erosion of resistance to new worlds.
Fitful attempts at sporty cars, like the Tiburon coupe, betrayed a Korean car culture with precious little experience in manufacturing speed or sex appeal, whether on the street or in motorsports.
From years of detailed audience surveys, the producers and creators of "Phantom" have honed the ways to maximize its appeal, whether emphasizing the show's love story in advertising or offering sharp discounts so audience members will return.
"There are a lot of risks if this case were tried, and then went to appeal, whether they would get a result as good as what we've obtained in this settlement," he said.
Whenever we consider buying something new, consciously or unconsciously, we weigh up different criteria like the product's cost, usefulness, appeal, whether it pricks our consciences and, if so, how badly.
On Wednesday, a federal judge must decide the last issue on appeal, whether the killer, Robert Glen Coe, 43, is mentally competent and whether state courts properly considered his mental state.
The 'traditional' and tried and tested discussion board will continue to have mass appeal, whether using relatively bespoke platforms such as Doccrates or more universally focussed ones such as twitter/facebook etc.
Earlier this week, Uber won permission to appeal whether the case should proceed as a class action involving nearly 160,000 drivers in California.
