Gary Waetzig, Petitioner v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

  1. February 26, 2025

    Supreme Court Backs Broad View Of Lawsuit Revival Rule

    Despite fears of "litigation gamesmanship," the U.S. Supreme Court held Wednesday that cases dismissed voluntarily can later be eligible for special judicial relief and reopening, even if a statute of limitations would typically block the lawsuit.

  2. January 14, 2025

    'Not Afraid Of Question Presented,' Atty Tells Irked Justices

    As the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday analyzed judicial powers to reopen dismissed cases, a Halliburton attorney sought to steer oral arguments toward questions the high court hadn't agreed to address, testing some justices' patience and eventually prompting the attorney to insist he wasn't "afraid of the question presented."

  3. January 11, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Porn ID Check & Retiree Discrimination

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for a full argument session, in which the justices will debate whether a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify their visitors aren't minors violates the First Amendment and if retirees have the right to sue former employers for benefits discrimination. 

  4. December 20, 2024

    Halliburton Tells High Court That Age Bias Battle Can't Go On

    Halliburton told the U.S. Supreme Court that an ex-worker is attempting to create a "back door" to challenge an arbitration award that resolved his age bias suit, urging the justices to join the Tenth Circuit in finding that the case had run its course.

  5. November 18, 2024

    Worker Urges High Court To Fix Rift In Axed Age Bias Suit

    A former Halliburton employee asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a Tenth Circuit order shuttering his age bias suit after finding he couldn't challenge an arbitration award because the case was voluntarily dismissed, arguing the ruling creates a "twilight zone" in the law.

  6. October 04, 2024

    High Court To Weigh In On Halliburton Worker's Age Bias Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into an age discrimination lawsuit from a former Halliburton employee who said his case was wrongly shut down when the Tenth Circuit ruled a trial court lacked the power to reopen it following arbitration.

  7. March 07, 2024

    Justices Urged To Review Toss Of Halliburton Age Bias Suit

    An ex-Halliburton employee who briefly got his age bias lawsuit back on track after losing in arbitration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to scrutinize his case, arguing that the Tenth Circuit created a rift with other appeals courts when it nixed the reopening of his claims.