One Bite is Enough: Michigan Court of Appeals Clarifies the Application of Issue Preclusion to Post-Verdict Settlements

In Radwan v Jagannathan Neurosurgical Institute, et al., ___ Mich App ___ (2019) (Docket No. 341500), the Michigan Court of Appeals offered guidance about the circumstances under which the doctrine of collateral estoppel will be applied to settlements reached after a verdict is issued. As a published case, Radwan provides precedential authority to support a defense based on issue preclusion even where the parties to the first action settled after trial.

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