· 11/27/1996
Bidani v. Lewis
Citations
- 675 N.E.2d 647
- 285 Ill. App. 3d 545
- 221 Ill. Dec. 452
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- commenting that the doctrine \`estops a party from playing \fast and loose\ with the court'\
- commenting that the doctrine “ ‘estops a party from playing “fast and loose” with the court’ ”
- commenting that the doctrine “ ‘estops a party from playing “fast and loose” with the court’ ”
- doctrine of judicial estoppel precludes one party from adopting contrary positions in consecutive legal proceedings
- “Judicial estoppel provides that a party who assumes a particular position in a legal proceeding is estopped from assuming a contrary position in a subsequent legal proceeding”
- a court should apply the doctrine of judicial estoppel “cautiously” and “only when not to do so would result in an injustice”
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Judges: Cerda
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