Rosetta Hillary v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

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• holding collateral estoppel in a diversity action is a question of substantive law controlled by state common law
• “[T]he res judicata effect of the first forum’s judgment is governed by the first forum’s law, not by the law of the second forum.”
• argument not made to trial court may not be raised for first time on appeal
• “Under federal law, the doctrine of rest judicata bars litigation of a claim if: ‘(1) the prior judgment was rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (2) the prior judgment was a final judgment on the merits; and (3
• “Under federal law, the doctrine of rest judicata bars litigation of a claim if: ‘(1) the prior judgment was rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (2) the prior judgment was a final judgment on the merits; and (3

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