Under Florida law, what is judicial estoppel?

Written By Joel Ewusiak

Under Florida law, judicial estoppel “[i]s an equitable doctrine that is used to prevent litigants from taking totally inconsistent positions in separate judicial, including quasi-judicial, proceedings.” See Blumberg v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co., 790 So.2d 1061, 1066 (Fla. 2001).

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