Judges, understandably, don’t like to reverse their own opinions, so motions for reconsideration are always a long shot. But they don’t usually backfire as dramatically as they did Tuesday in a decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan.
In a sharply worded ruling, Kaplan once again rejected a racketeering case brought against Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency by property developer John Flynn, four of Flynn’s family members and various corporate entities connected to them. Kaplan berated the plaintiffs and their lawyers for filing a “frivolous” motion asking him to reconsider his prior ruling dismissing the case on forum non conveniens grounds.
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