Collateral estoppel, Commercial Arbitration, Latin America, Multi-fora disputes, Res Judicata, Uncategorized
Avoiding Res Judicata – Collateral Estoppel Pitfalls in Multi-Fora Disputes
A slate of recent cases reminded us how important are the doctrines of res judicata and/or collateral estoppel. Put simply, res judicata is known as claim preclusion because a judicial judgment or arbitral award deciding a particular “claim” will be binding on the parties who participated in that proceeding, whereas collateral estoppel is known as…