Effect of Estoppel

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1. According to Figueroa, estoppel by laches barring a subject-matter jurisdiction objection is what?
2. Which feature was central to the exceptional Tijam history?
3. Does Figueroa treat delay alone as automatically sufficient for the exceptional laches bar?
4. A defendant raises lack of subject-matter jurisdiction on appeal, with no considerable delay, tactical advantage or pre…
5. A court is asked to apply Tijam as though it means every litigant who once sought relief can never question subject-mat…
6. A party knowingly invokes a court’s authority for many years, seeks affirmative relief, and only after an adverse outco…
7. An appellant identifies a genuine jurisdiction defect. The appellee proves only that the appellant attended trial under…
8. State the relationship between the general subject-matter jurisdiction rule and Tijam’s estoppel-by-laches exception.
9. Why is elapsed time alone insufficient to resolve every estoppel-by-laches jurisdiction question?
10. A litigant challenges jurisdiction on appeal after ordinary participation but no considerable delay or resulting inequi…
11. In Tijam, was laches treated merely as a mathematical count of years?
12. What was the relevant status of the party barred in Tijam?