If courts were constantly reversing earlier decisions, there'd be no legal stability, and it'd be far too hard for anyone to know what is and isn't the law. (law.stackexchange.com)
For this reason, some persons who might make good religious leaders are lost to the profession simply because they made early decisions to take other paths. (religion-online.org)
We prepare realistic budgets and make liability assessments at the start of the case to allow for early decisions whether the action should be tried to verdict or settled at an advantageous point. (rmkb.com)