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estoppel per rem judicatam

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A quick definition of estoppel per rem judicatam:

Estoppel per rem judicatam, also known as collateral estoppel, is a legal principle that says if a court has already decided an issue between two parties, they cannot bring up that same issue again in a different case. This applies even if the second case is about a different matter. It prevents parties from re-litigating the same issue over and over again. There are different types of collateral estoppel, including defensive and offensive, and it can be used by both parties and non-parties to a case.

A more thorough explanation:

Estoppel per rem judicatam is a legal term that refers to the binding effect of a judgment on later controversies between the parties involving a different claim from that on which the original judgment was based. It is also known as collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, or estoppel by judgment.

For example, if a court has already decided that a defendant is liable for damages in a car accident case, the defendant cannot later argue in a different case that they were not at fault for the accident. This is because the issue of fault has already been litigated and determined in the first case, and the defendant is estopped from relitigating the same issue in a different case.

There are different types of collateral estoppel, including:

  • Defensive collateral estoppel: estoppel asserted by a defendant to prevent a plaintiff from relitigating an issue previously decided against the plaintiff.
  • Offensive collateral estoppel: estoppel asserted by a plaintiff to prevent a defendant from relitigating an issue previously decided against the defendant.
  • Nonmutual collateral estoppel: estoppel asserted either offensively or defensively by a nonparty to an earlier action to prevent a party to that earlier action from relitigating an issue determined against it.

Overall, estoppel per rem judicatam is an important legal principle that helps to promote finality and consistency in the judicial system.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
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I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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