An attorney fee petition seeks an award of fees under a statute, contract, or recognized exception.

A bill of costs is the prevailing party's itemized request for statutorily recoverable litigation costs.

Entry of judgment is the clerk's recording of the judgment, which starts appeal and post-trial motion deadlines.

A juror misconduct motion seeks relief based on improper juror conduct during trial or deliberations.

A motion for new trial asks the court to set aside the verdict and retry the case due to error, misconduct, or a verdict against the weight of the evidence.

Post-trial motions ask the trial court to change the outcome after verdict, and they are generally required to preserve issues for appeal.

A renewed judgment as a matter of law asks the court to enter judgment contrary to the verdict because no legally sufficient evidence supported it.

A Rule 59(e) motion asks the court to alter or amend a judgment, filed within a short non-extendable period.

A Rule 60(b) motion seeks relief from a final judgment on grounds including mistake, new evidence, and fraud.

A challenge that a verdict is against the weight of the evidence seeks a new trial rather than judgment.