Waetzig argued it is a “complex” case with numerous issues, but the arbitrator granted Halliburton’s motion for summary judgment in 2021 without issuing an opinion. Waetzig’s attorneys were further ...

At the Supreme Court, his case, Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, presented the justices with the intersection between two rules of federal civil procedure, Rule 41, which allows a plaintiff ...

Holding: A case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) counts as a “final proceeding” under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). Judgment: Reversed and ...

Under the right circumstances, and in this case, they can. Gary Waetzig sued his former employer, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., for age discrimination in February 2020 in the U. S. District ...

The high court unanimously found that Gary Waetzig could revive a dismissed lawsuit against Halliburton for alleged age discrimination. Waetzig had asked the court to reopen the case under a ...