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nonmutual collateral estoppel

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A quick definition of nonmutual collateral estoppel:

Nonmutual collateral estoppel is a legal term that means if someone was involved in a court case before and lost, they can't bring up the same issue again in a new case. This applies even if the new case is different from the old one. It can be used by someone who wasn't involved in the first case to stop the other person from bringing up the same issue again. It's like saying, "You already lost this argument before, so you can't bring it up again."

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Nonmutual collateral estoppel is a legal doctrine that prevents a party from relitigating an issue that has already been decided in a previous lawsuit, even if the second lawsuit involves a different claim. This doctrine can be asserted either offensively or defensively by a nonparty to the earlier action to prevent a party from relitigating an issue that was determined against it.

Examples:

  • Defensive collateral estoppel: A defendant in a personal injury lawsuit is sued by the plaintiff for damages resulting from a car accident. The defendant was previously sued by another plaintiff for the same accident and was found not to be at fault. The defendant can assert defensive collateral estoppel to prevent the plaintiff in the current lawsuit from relitigating the issue of fault.
  • Offensive collateral estoppel: A plaintiff sues a company for patent infringement. The company previously litigated the same issue in a different lawsuit and was found to have infringed on the patent. The plaintiff can assert offensive collateral estoppel to prevent the company from relitigating the issue of infringement.

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

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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
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??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
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.
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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soapy
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UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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