Questions tagged [res-judicata]
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Can a prosecutor hold back charges so they can try again?
Assume I was alleged to have been involved in a bank robbery gone wrong - guns were fired, people were killed and injured, some robbers were arrested at the scene, some escaped etc.
Obviously, there are a plethora of charges available to the…
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Does res judicata prevent you from filing separate claims for different causes of action with overlapping facts?
(UK law, small claims.)
This is a follow-on question to one I asked earlier.
Splitting a claim into several small claims
A reply to my question stated:
You can only sue once on the same facts on the same defendant
The issue here is res judicata -…
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Will res judicata kill Bob's case before its advent?
Bob, an unsuspecting auto buyer of the State of California, purchases a new motor vehicle with a balance on its new car warranty ("Cab").
Rob is the previous buyer also within the State of California.
Company is the manufacturer, retail seller, and…
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Is a second, different, claim on the same matter Res Judicata
If someone sued a third party for an action in respect of "theft" but the claim failed as a contract was found to be in place,
would that same person be able to issue a second, subsequent, claim in respect of "breach of contract" against the third…
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Is a police chief charging me again for same cause of action previously dismissed selective prosecution?
I live in a smal TX town (<850 people), with one policeman and a chief overseen by mayor and town council, where there is a 250ft rule for no livestock within city limits & an exemption noted for children as part of FFA, 4H, etc.
Our daughter is 15,…
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