After choosing not to defend the regulation in an earlier case, the Department of Labor has again declined to oppose a motion ...

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 ...

Generally speaking, under the ‘final judgment rule,’ a party can only appeal a final judgment—a decision that fully decides and disposes of the whole case, leaving no further questions for future ...

"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 ...

Parties failed to show grounds to unwind the final judgment under Rule 60(b). Judge Torres said final judgments are not private property but public legal assets. The judge emphasized that public ...