The key legal concept at play was issue estoppel—a doctrine that can bind an employer’s defense across separate proceedings, meaning a decision in one forum can prevent an employer from rearguing the ...

It explained the principle of promissory estoppel, viz.: "In light of these circumstances, we can apply the principle of promissory estoppel, which is a recognized exception to the three-year ...

While in the world generally one plus one equals two, in this case it equaled zero—and in a quite rational way. A borrower employed two defenses which so often pummel ...

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 ...