(NRCP 60(b)-(c); JCRCP 60(b)-(c).) A judge can set aside a default judgment for the following reasons, among others: 1  Mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect of the party who failed to defend himself in the case. 2  Fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct by the party who filed the case.
Synonyms and Antonyms of suit. 1  1 a court case for enforcing a right or claim filed a suit against the company that had manufactured the faulty heater, claiming they were responsible for the fire Synonyms action, proceeding, lawsuitRelated Words litigation; case, cause, complaint; counterclaim, countersuit, cross action, cross-claim.
A lawsuit (or suit in law) is a vernacular term for a suit, action, or cause instituted or depending between two private persons in the courts of law. A lawsuit is any proceeding by a party or parties against another in a court of law. Sometimes, the term lawsuit is in reference to a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy.