Noting its own lack of clarity on the subject, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday set down its views on the proper use of judicial estoppel.

“It’s time to put uncertainty to rest: today we hold that a district court’s invocation of judicial estoppel is reviewed on for abuse of discretion,” the appellate court stated.

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