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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003)

Citation
Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003)
Parent Document
Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2003-02-20

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530 A.2d 1152, 1159 n. 10 (D.C.1987). Our colleague, Judge Schwelb, has nicely expressed in another case the principle that guides us here: “The independent doctrine of judicial estoppel precludes a litigant from playing fast and loose with a court of justice by changing his position according to the vicissitudes of self interest .... ” Lofchie v. Washington Square Ltd. Partnership, 580 A.2d 665, 668 (D.C.1990) (concurring opinion); see also Lassiter v. District of Columbia,