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cause-of-action estoppel

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A quick definition of cause-of-action estoppel:

Cause-of-action estoppel, also known as collateral estoppel, is a legal principle that says if a court has already decided an issue in a case, the same issue cannot be re-litigated in a different case between the same parties. This means that if a court has already made a decision on a particular matter, that decision is final and cannot be changed in future cases. It is like a rule that helps to prevent people from arguing about the same thing over and over again.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Cause-of-action estoppel is a legal principle that prevents a party from relitigating an issue that has already been decided in a previous lawsuit, even if the new lawsuit involves a different claim. This is also known as collateral estoppel or issue preclusion.

Examples:

  • Defensive collateral estoppel: A defendant in a personal injury lawsuit is sued for negligence in causing a car accident. The defendant was previously sued for the same accident by another plaintiff and was found not to be at fault. The defendant can use cause-of-action estoppel to prevent the plaintiff in the current lawsuit from relitigating the issue of fault.
  • Offensive collateral estoppel: A plaintiff sues a company for breach of contract. The company had previously been sued by another plaintiff for the same breach of contract and was found to have breached the contract. The plaintiff in the current lawsuit can use cause-of-action estoppel to prevent the company from relitigating the issue of whether it breached the contract.

These examples illustrate how cause-of-action estoppel can be used to prevent parties from relitigating issues that have already been decided in previous lawsuits. This helps to promote judicial efficiency and finality of judgments.

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Not worth the risk. Get a girl sick and she will remind you forever. Tell her whats up but do not share germs
m10
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:57
wear a mask
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11:57
go back to Covid days
m10
11:58
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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:58
Tell her you just got over a cold and if she wants to try and steal your germs its on her but no one likes being sick so hopefully she is chill
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babycat
12:00
lmao when you give the republican baddie the ick by masking up
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Dkk
12:02
Just part of the culture.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:04
I wish that wearing a mask when sick stuck around as an okay thing like it is in the rest of the world, not all of us have enough sick days to be ditching work.
Dkk
12:04
Unless its like an N95 i dont think it will really do anything
12:04
there's even a mask ban in some places. altho one of my coworkers wears a mask anyway despite customers being rude to her about it
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good morning
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why does umiami ask "Are you applying, or have you applied, to other law schools? If so, please list them."
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:05
One manager came in sick wearing a mask, got roasted and stopped wearing it that day. The entire office has been cycling sickness for two weeks now. It may not be super effective but it may help in slowing the spread during meetings when we have to be so close
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am i the only one who has never gotten my status checker to work on here?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:06
@ChowieBean: want to see what schools they share an applicant pool with, think it is all data harvesting stuff no a +/- for the applicant
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ok good cuz idk whether i wanna tell them or not
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thanks bulbasaur
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not to be that guy again but berkeley person/applicant id is back and Shiny New Logo
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need to send in my berkeley app rawwwww
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