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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 14, 2008

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Equitable estoppel is a powerful doctrine that prevents a party from escaping responsibility for losses incurred through conduct it encouraged, write Darya V. Pollak and Jonathan M. Rotter. - Focus Column

FOCUS COLUMN

By Darya V. Pollak and Jonathan M. Rotter

For many lawyers, equitable estoppel is a term vaguely remembered from bar review or first-year contracts. But it is a powerful doctrine that prevents a party from escaping responsibility for losses incurred through conduct it encouraged. For public benefit claimants, this doctrine can make the all-important difference between receiving the proper level of benefits, insufficient funds and no ...

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