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Originally Posted by Gozarian
Precedent constitutes the starting-point of judges' reasoning. Most of the time, judges look closely to precedent for purposes of legal certainty and for fear that their decisions might be challenged before higher instances. In international law, the stare decisis rule has been excluded since 1922, but permanent jurisdictions constantly refer to their previous decisions.
However the doctrine of stare decisis, to my knowledge, has nothing to do with out of court settlements.
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All true, I am not referring to the road map as legal precedent, because you are correct a settlement sets none, but more as a guide for other attorneys on how to go after companies and get results.