A patient brought suit against a hospital for injuries sustained in a fall. The case went to trial and the jury found for the hospital. Can the patient take this same suit and evidence to another trial court in hopes of a different decision?
1. No, because of the doctrine of res judicata
2. Yes, stare decisis allows retrial
3. Yes, because of the doctrine of precedent
4. No, this is a landmark decision
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Rationale: Res judicata means "a thing or matter settled by judgment" and applies when a legal dispute has been decided by a competent court of jurisdiction. This doctrine prevents the same parties in the original lawsuit from retrying the same issues involved in the first lawsuit.
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