[JohnFiorentino]

The SSS Legal Lexicon On


* Dismissal Without Prejudice *




DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE - When a case is dismissed but the plaintiff is allowed to bring a new suit on the same claim.

[Asmodeus]

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DISMISSAL "WITH PREJUDICE," AND A DISMISSAL "WITHOUT PREJUDICE"?

A dismissal with prejudice means the case is concluded and can never be refiled. A dismissal without prejudice allows the case to be refiled, assuming the statute of limitations has not expired.

What is the applicable Statute of Limitations, GREPAR?