2017 Was a Slower Year for Appraisal Filings – But Only Back to 2015 Levels . By Steve Hecht & Rich Bodnar on August 23, 2018 Posted in Number of Appraisal Rights Filings Cornerstone Research has published a review of 2017 M&A related litigation – and one of the findings is that new appraisal filings in 2017 fell from 2016 highs back to the number generated in 2015.