In this asbestos action, decedent Felton Robichaux alleged occupational exposure to asbestos at the Avondale Shipyards from 1961 until 1979. Robichaux filed the first complaint in Civil District Court ...

In Haart v. Scaglia[1], Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division partially granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss based on the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel.

This column reports on several recent significant decisions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Natasha C. Merle dismissed claims based on res judicata.

“There might be reasonable considerations behind Neu Cloud’s decision to sue IBM in both a state court and a federal court in a recent trade secret case. But such an approach entails huge legal risks.

From Klement v. Kofsman, decided March 30 by the Florida Court of Appeal (Chief Judge Mark Klingensmith, joined by Judges Martha Warner and Spencer Levine); note that Kofsman was the plaintiff here, ...

The judgment of the General Court in this long-running dispute between Nestlé and Amigüitos pets & life provides a helpful reminder of the instances in which the principle of res judicata should apply ...

"And the court really had to delve into the thick of the actions in Spain and the actions here in Florida, to make sure that they were the same [claims] and they were barred," Francisco A. Rodriguez, ...

FACTS: Sergejs Hripunovs and Elena Maximova were married on July 22, 2018, and have no children. The marriage has been marred with allegations of physical and emotional abuse, resulting in the ...