Johnson v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, L.L.C.

GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:

*507Parties typically may appeal only after a court has entered final judgment resolving all claims. But the growth of multiclaim and multiparty litigation led to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), which allows entry of an appealable judgment on one or more claims even when trial court litigation remains for other claims. 10 Charles Alan Wright et al., FED. PRAC. & PROC. §§ 2653, 2654 (4th ed. 2014) (chronicling the history and purpose of Rule 54(b) ). A partial final judgment is meant to prevent the "hardship and denial of justice through delay if each issue must…