Res Judicata - Civil Trial

The video explains a civil concept similar to double jeopardy in criminal law. Once a legal matter is fully decided, including the exhaustion of all appellant rights, it cannot be retried. Parties must bring all related causes of action in the original trial, or they lose the right to do so later. This concept protects defendants from facing multiple lawsuits for the same conduct.

What is the civil concept that is often compared to double jeopardy in criminal law?

• A concept that prevents reopening a fully decided matter

• A concept that allows for endless appeals

• A concept that allows multiple trials for the same action

• A concept that encourages multiple lawsuits

What happens if a party fails to bring all related causes of action in the original trial?

• They can sue in a different court

• They can appeal to bring them later

• They lose the right to bring those actions

• They can bring them in a separate trial later

Why is it important to bring every cause of action against a party in the original trial?

• To reduce legal costs

• To increase the chances of winning

• To ensure a fair trial

• To avoid losing the right to bring them later

What protection does the civil concept provide against multiple lawsuits?

• It allows for continuous appeals

• It encourages multiple lawsuits for the same issue

• It prevents retrial of a decided matter

• It allows for multiple trials for the same conduct

Once a decision is made in a trial, what is the status of that decision?

• It can be retried if new evidence is found

• It stands and cannot be tried again

• It can be appealed indefinitely

• It can be reopened by the defendant