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> Judgements are no longer binding as soon as the market has changed (radically), no?

No. That is not how law works in the United States.

If you'd like to learn more, try "Common Law" and "Stare Decisis" on Wikipedia.




"""or premised upon, certain factual scenarios, and not applied to the subsequent case because of the absence or material difference in the latter's facts"""..?




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