Arison Shipping Co. v. Hatfield

How courts have described this case

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• dismissal of a civil action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is not considered an adjudication on the merits and thus not a bona fide termination of the prior suit
• “[A] dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is not an adjudication on the merits . . . .”
• “It is our opinion that a dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is not an adjudication on the merits and thus, not a bona fide termination of the prior civil suit.”
• “It is our opinion that a dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is not an adjudication on the merits and thus, not a bona fide termination of the prior civil suit.”

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