Winter 2017

Trustees Rejoice: 11th Circuit Sets Tougher Test For Judicial Estoppel

The Cramdown – The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
Noel Robert Boeke

Judicial estoppel is an equitable doctrine intended to protect courts against parties who seek to manipulate the judicial process by changing their legal positions. The 11th Circuit recently addressed how the doctrine of judicial estoppel should be applied when a plaintiff takes inconsistent positions.

READ: Trustees Rejoice: 11th Circuit Sets Tougher Test For Judicial Estoppel (starts on page 11)

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