TN Supreme Court Holds Plaintiff Cannot Relitigate Class Certification Denial | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

TN Supreme Court Holds Plaintiff Cannot Relitigate Class Certification Denial | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

04/25/25 The Tennessee Supreme Court today held that the state’s collateral estoppel doctrine prevents a plaintiff from relitigating the issue of class certification in a refiled case. Collateral estoppel, sometimes referred to as issue preclusion, is a legal doctrine which bars the same parties from relitigating legal or factual issues that were raised and determined in an earlier proceeding.In Emergency Medical Care Facilities, P.C. v. BlueCro…