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Second Circuit Panel Notes an Oddity in Appellate Review of Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) Orders That Creates a Trap for the Unwary

In Raymond v. 1199SEIU Nat’l Benefit Fund, No. 25-707 (2d Cir. July 23, 2026), the panel holds that it cannot review a Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) order denying a new trial on quirky ground that apparently no other circuit follows. Following a jury trial for employment discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act whichContinue reading “Second Circuit Panel Notes an Oddity in Appellate Review of Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) Orders That Creates a Trap for the Unwary”