refile
Americanverb (used with object)
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Blumenfeld dismissed the lawsuit in March 2025 but allowed SpaceX to amend and refile its complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
In light of the agreement announced Monday, Novo said it would dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit against Hims “while reserving the right to refile in the future.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
It said that Dream Exchange could potentially refile its application.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
The cases were dismissed "without prejudice", meaning the justice department could potentially refile the case at a later date.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
You can refile the patent application and add this information about the moisture content.
From The Professional Approach by John Schoenherr
On Monday, Rana refiled the lawsuit in New York state court, with his lawyer attributing the weeklong takedown to a clerical error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Clarke also dismissed the $29-million lawsuit, which arose from a ferocious dispute among the sibling heirs to an Oregon winery fortune, with prejudice, so it can’t be refiled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Robertson, who did not respond to a request for comment, asked that the judge dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning that charges cannot be refiled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Days later, a federal judge struck the lawsuit, though it was soon amended and refiled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As he filed and tested and refiled, with infinite care and patience, his preoccupied mind ranged vaguely along the channel of thought which the events of the last half-hour had opened up before him.
From Phantom Wires A Novel by Arthur William Brown
They questioned results drawn from a comparison with a historical database rather than a placebo group and pushed uniQure toward a lengthy randomized trial before refiling for approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
District Judge Dolly M. Gee dismissed the criminal indictment with prejudice, barring the government from refiling the same charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
You can bring that up in an appeal, refiling, or a motion.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
However, the City of Houston has now indicated they plan on refiling the cases that were dismissed without prejudice.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2023
After speaking with Darnell, I thought about refiling his assertions before the case went up on appeal and maybe, just maybe, we could persuade local officials to retreat from the case against Walter.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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