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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