You only get one shot. There is no second bite at the apple.
Whatever your idiomatic cliché of choice is, the principles of res judicata and claim preclusion mean you better get it right the first time. Bowers Investment Company just learned that lesson the hard way, as they will not be able to pursue a $60,000 claim that they missed in their initial trip to the courthouse.
In 1993, the Federal Aviation Administration leased a building from Bowers Investments. Though the terms of the contract called for rent payments to be made in arrears, in practice the payments were made on the first of the month for the current month. In 2006, the parties terminated the lease. Bowers later filed a claim with the contracting officer for one month's rent and damages to the property.






