Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Desiderio
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 1995No. 95-1228PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
This court deprecates the practice of filing two suits over one injury — often with an argument based on state law presented to a state court, and an argument arising under federal law presented to a federal court. Multiplication imposes needless costs on one’s adversary, on the judicial system, and on other litigants, who must endure a longer queue. Plaintiffs hope that more suits will improve their chances: they seek the better of the outcomes. To discourage the tactic, judges award plaintiffs not the better outcome but the first outcome: whichever suit goes to…
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