· 4/6/1998
Hossaini v. Western Missouri Medical Center
Citations
- 140 F.3d 1140
- 154 A.L.R. Fed. 695
- 13 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1553
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 6774
- 1998 WL 154463
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- discussing doctrine of judicial estoppel, which “prohibits a party from taking inconsistent positions in the same or related litigation”
- \The doctrine of judicial estoppel prohibits a party from taking inconsistent positions in the same or related litigation.\
- “The doctrine of judicial estoppel prohibits a party from taking inconsistent positions in the same or related litigation.” (citations omitted)
- “Among the circuits that have recognized judicial estoppel, the apparent majority view is that the doctrine applies only where the allegedly inconsistent prior assertion was accepted or adopted by the court in the earlier litigation.”
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Judges: Arnold, Wollman, Hansen
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