Second Circuit Sets the Floor for Rule 60(b)(3) Discovery 'Misconduct'

The case clarifies that negligent discovery errors, like missing emails, do not qualify as misconduct under Rule 60(b)(3) and ...
JD Supra

Final Means Final: Supreme Court Reaffirms Strict Limits on Post-Judgment Amendments

When is a final judgment not final? In an opinion by Justice Thomas unanimously reversing the Second Circuit, the Supreme Court reaffirmed on June 5 that the bar for reopening a final judgment under ...
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One Bite: New Jersey Court Prohibits Successive Motions for Reconsideration of a Final Order

On May 4, 2026, the New Jersey Appellate Division, in a published opinion, prohibited successive motions for reconsideration of a final order. In ...
Law

Semantics of Order, Final Judgment: State Appellate Court Declines to Consider Attorney Fee Challenge

"In other words, Missouri law is clear that a motion that is expressly declared by Supreme Court Rule to be an independent action must be resolved by an independent judgment that meets the ...