A group of nurses are reviewing the decision of legal action in which a patient brought suit against a hospital for injuries sustained in a fall. The case went to trial and the jury found for the hospital. Which legal precedent would the nurses select if the patient were to take this same suit and evidence to another trial court in hopes of a different decision?
A) Stare decisis
B) Res judicata
C) Doctrine of precedent
D) None needed as this is an example of a landmark decision.

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Res judicata is the legal principle that once a final decision has been made in a case, the same parties cannot bring the same case to a different court. Therefore, if the patient were to bring the same suit and evidence to another trial court, res judicata would apply and the case would be dismissed.

A Group of Nurses Are Reviewing the Decision of Legal