Whitesell v. Newsome Ex Rel. Doe

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• \[A] dismissal [in federal court] for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction is not a ruling on the merits and therefore cannot have res judicata effect and bar plaintiffs from pursuing claims in state court.\
• dismissal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction is not a ruling on the merits

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