Meridian Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Phan, Nos. D078586, D078589, 2021 Cal. App. LEXIS 654 (Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2021)
A statement of decision entered in earlier litigation brought against the plaintiff in this suit was a sufficiently final determination to be accorded claim preclusive effect even though the parties thereafter settled and obtained a stipulated order from a different judge vacating key portions of the statement of decision. The opinion contains a lengthy discussion of authorities on the point… Read More