Decision on the Merits

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An ultimate determination rendered by a court in an action that concludes the status of legal rights contested in a controversy and precludes a later lawsuit on the same Cause of Action by the parties to the original lawsuit.

A decision on the merits is made by the application of Substantive Law to the essential facts of the case, not solely upon technical or procedural grounds.

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While the court's decision on the merits in Tysiac is awaited, the stage is now set for a future test case in Ireland that may widen the grounds for legal abortion there.

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They know enough to be in a position to make a decision on the merits of the job, hopefully not on the financial package.

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Both Ferry and Kellar have said they believe the only way to heal the division in Newhall over the gate is to have a judge make a decision on the merits of the case and the law, free of politics.

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