After a final decision has been made, either party or both may appeal from the judgment if they believe there had been a procedural error made by the trial court. It is n't necessarily an automatic appeal after every judgment has been made, however, if there is a legal basis for the appeal, then one has the right to do so. The prevailing party may appeal, for example, if they wanted a larger award than was granted. The appellate court (which may be structured as an intermediate appellate court) and / or a higher court then affirms the judgment, declines to hear it (which effectively affirms it), reverses -- or vacates and remands. This process would then involve sending the lawsuit back to the lower trial court to address an unresolved issue, or possibly request for a whole new trial. Some lawsuits go up and down the appeals ladder repeatedly before final resolution.
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