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Collateral Estoppel Beats Precedent Every Time

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.” As to waiver based upon the “not binding” statement from Motorola, the Federal Circuit concluded that the intent of that statement was with reference to stare decisis and binding precedent rather than binding as a matter of preclusion. “[W]e have discretion to excuse any forfeiture.” ” Id.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Tyrance McCall, a Florida resident, filed suit in Georgia against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Ohio, after a 2016 accident in Florida resulted from the alleged failure of a tire that Cooper manufactured in Arkansas.

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