Can a plaintiff in a personal injury case proceed as against parties or their privities in a subsequent lawsuit?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Moore v. Fox, B233657 (Cal. App. 2013):

litigation may be conclusively determined as against parties or their privities in a subsequent lawsuit, even if that subsequent lawsuit involves a different cause of action. (Vandenberg v. Superior Court (1999) 21 Cal.4th 815, 828.)

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