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· 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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