That's true, but probably not exactly the way you mean it.
It's more about the politics and opinions of the opposing parties than of the court. Try thinking of the courts being a battlefield on which two warring armies engage each other. It has terrain and other features (laws, rulings, precedents, bias, etc.) which each army tries to use to it's own advantage to defeat the other. The most money usually buys the best generals and strategies.
If you're planning to go to war, it is important to study both the defeats and victories of others who have engaged on the same battlefield you are to be warring on. This way you gain the experience of the other generals and strategists that have battled before you. Studying the details of both winning and loosing cases that are the same, or similar, to yours is gaining experience without risk.
Remember that a war is seldom won or lost in a single battle. Every case should be set up to win on appeal if lost at trial.