Preclusion

Question 1

preclusion

Answer 1

Preclusive effect will be given that prevents a party whose case already received a judgment on the merits from litigating those same matters in another case.

Question 2

Claim preclusion

Answer 2

1. Case 1 and Case 2 were brought by the same claimant against the same defendant.
2. Case 1 ended in a valid judgment ON THE MERITS

(any judgment is on the merits unless based on jdx, venue, indispensable parties)

3. Care 1 and Case 2 asserted the SAME CLAIM.

(A claim is any right to relief arising from a transaction/occurrence)

Question 3

Issue Preclusion

Answer 3

A final judgment for P or D is conclusive in a subsequent action on a different cause of action

between the same parties

as to issues actually litigated and

Essential to the Judgment in the first action