27 Cited authorities

Allen v. McCurry
449 U.S. 90 (1980) Cited 5,764 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that under res judicata, parties may not "relitigat[e] issues that were or could have been raised" in a prior action
Migra v. Warren City School District Board of Education
465 U.S. 75 (1984) Cited 3,552 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding "that petitioner's state-court judgment in litigation [had] the same claim preclusive effect in federal court that the judgment would have in the . . . state courts"
Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
452 U.S. 394 (1981) Cited 2,908 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that considerations of fairness and equity do not vitiate the res judicata effect of a previous, unappealed judgment, even if that judgment "rest on a legal principle subsequently overruled in another case"
McCoy v. Feinman
99 N.Y.2d 295 (N.Y. 2002) Cited 704 times 3 Legal Analyses
Finding a stipulation of settlement is "generally binding on parties that have legal capacity to negotiate"
O'Brien v. City of Syracuse
54 N.Y.2d 353 (N.Y. 1981) Cited 1,293 times
Holding that allegations involving "acts occurring after" the prior lawsuit were not barred by res judicata
In the Matter of Hunter
4 N.Y.3d 260 (N.Y. 2005) Cited 527 times
Concluding that res judicata barred petitioner's claim against executor of estate where prior Surrogate's Court's decree had released executor from all further liability as to matters embraced in the decree, including petitioner's claim
Adler v. Pataki
185 F.3d 35 (2d Cir. 1999) Cited 234 times
Holding that retaliatory action taken solely because of the protected speech of a close family member is actionable under the First Amendment
Doctor's Assocs., Inc. v. Distajo
66 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 243 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that actions of proponent's affiliates could be imputed to proponent if the affiliates “were mere alter egos” of the proponent
Ackerman v. Price Waterhouse
84 N.Y.2d 535 (N.Y. 1994) Cited 227 times
Accounting malpractice tort action
UBS Securities LLC v. Highland Capital Management, L.P.
86 A.D.3d 469 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011) Cited 78 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that "to the extent the claims against [defendant] in the new complaint implicate events alleged to have taken place before the filing of the original complaint, res judicata applies"
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 90,683 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint
Section 1738 - State and Territorial statutes and judicial proceedings; full faith and credit
28 U.S.C. § 1738 Cited 7,523 times 15 Legal Analyses
Referring to "[t]he Acts of the legislature" in the full faith and credit context

CVR Energy, Inc. v. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz et al

27 Cited authorities

Holding that under res judicata, parties may not "relitigat[e] issues that were or could have been raised" in a prior action

Holding "that petitioner's state-court judgment in litigation [had] the same claim preclusive effect in federal court that the judgment would have in the . . . state courts"

Holding that considerations of fairness and equity do not vitiate the res judicata effect of a previous, unappealed judgment, even if that judgment "rest on a legal principle subsequently overruled in another case"

Finding a stipulation of settlement is "generally binding on parties that have legal capacity to negotiate"

Holding that allegations involving "acts occurring after" the prior lawsuit were not barred by res judicata

Concluding that res judicata barred petitioner's claim against executor of estate where prior Surrogate's Court's decree had released executor from all further liability as to matters embraced in the decree, including petitioner's claim

Holding that retaliatory action taken solely because of the protected speech of a close family member is actionable under the First Amendment

Holding that actions of proponent's affiliates could be imputed to proponent if the affiliates “were mere alter egos” of the proponent

Accounting malpractice tort action

Holding that "to the extent the claims against [defendant] in the new complaint implicate events alleged to have taken place before the filing of the original complaint, res judicata applies"

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

Referring to "[t]he Acts of the legislature" in the full faith and credit context