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· 6/12/2008

Taylor v. Sturgell

Citations

  • 553 U.S. 880
  • 128 S. Ct. 2161
  • 171 L. Ed. 2d 155
  • 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4885
  • 36 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1801
  • 76 U.S.L.W. 4453
  • 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 323

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the preclusive effect of a federal-court judgment is determined by federal common law
  • holding that the preclusive effect of a federal-court judgment is determined by federal common law
  • holding that the preclusive effect of a federal-court judgment is determined by federal common law
  • recognizing that “[r]epresentative suits with preclusive effect on nonparties include properly conducted class actions,” but refusing to extend nonparty preclusion
  • holding that substantive legal relationships such as “assignee and assignor” may justify nonparty preclusion
  • concluding that the party asserting preclusion carries the burden of establishing all necessary elements

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Judges: Ginsburg

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