What is res judicata and collateral estoppel?

Res judicata and collateral estoppel are legal doctrines related to civil procedure in Delaware. Res judicata is a Latin phrase meaning "the thing has already been judged" and it holds that a legal matter that has already been decided cannot be revisited. This means that a dispute already decided by a court of law cannot be re-litigated between the same parties, regardless of the merits of the case. Collateral estoppel is a legal doctrine that holds that if an issue has been decided in a prior legal proceeding between two parties, the same issue cannot be litigated again. In other words, if an issue has been settled between two parties, they are barred from re-litigating that issue even in different litigation. This prevents parties from making the same claims or arguments over and over again in different court cases. Both res judicata and collateral estoppel are important doctrines in Delaware civil procedure as they help to ensure that legal disputes are resolved once and for all and parties are not able to continually litigate the same issues.

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