Justices Wrestle With Procedural Rules in Hamas Victim Suit (2)

The US Supreme Court appeared likely to tell a lower court to reconsider a ruling that could revive a lawsuit families of victims killed in Hamas attacks brought against a Lebanese bank.

Justices on both sides of the bench at arguments on Monday seemed to agree the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had missmashed the rules of civil procedure when it said the district court considered the wrong standard in refusing to reopen the case it had dismissed.

“Why don’t we just say the outlier position is wrong, go back, and try it again?” Justice Elena Kagan ...