The principle of finality arises as an obstacle to the partial adjudication of disputes when there is duplication of the parties and the disputed issues. The party is prevented from raising claims ...

A second basic claim is the concept of estoppel. Estoppel means, generally, according to Black’s Law Dictionary, that a party is prevented by his or her own acts from claiming the right to the ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in a precedential decision today reversed the U.S. District Court ...