LaForge v. State, University System

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that res judicata, or issue preclusion, applies when (1) the same issue that was decided in the prior action is presented in the current action; (2) there was a final decision on the merits; and (3
• stating an “oblique reference” to bylaws in an employment contract did not incorporate by reference the bylaws into the employee’s contract
• “The general rule of issue preclusion is that if an issue of fact or law was actually litigated and determined by a valid and final judgment, the determination is conclusive in a subsequent action between the parties” (citation omitted)
• describing the three-part test fok issue preclusion
• defining collateral estoppel under Nevada law

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).