· 7/22/1982
A. v. Costantini v. Trans World Airlines and Does I Through Xc
Citations
- 681 F.2d 1199
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 17227
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that plaintiffs may not avoid preclusion by alleging new legal theories
- “A federal court sitting in diversity must apply the res judicata law of the state in which it sits.”
- whether substantially the same evidence will be presented in both actions is a factor we may consider in determining the applicability of res judicata
- A “federal court sitting in diversity must apply the res judica-ta law of the state in which it sits.”
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Judges: Byrne, Pregerson, Wallace
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