Traci Cannon-Stokes v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service

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• holding that “bad legal advice” did not relieve plaintiff of operation of the doctrine of judicial estoppel for failure to disclose claim in bankruptcy
• holding that the “requirements of judicial estoppel” are satisfied when a party makes a representation that prevails, resulting in a valuable benefit, and “wants to assert the opposite in order to win a second time”
• opining that \unless the estate itself engages in contradictory litigation tactics the elements of judicial estoppel are not satisfied\
• explaining that the trustee abandoned its interest in undisclosed pre-bankruptcy claims by discharging debts of the debtor
• holding judicial estoppel precluded employment discrimination claims which debtor had not listed as assets in schedule supporting bankruptcy petition
• Noting that if the estate, through the trustee, abandons a cause of action, then the creditors no longer have an interest, and the claim reverts back into the debtor’s hands

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