C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., et al v. Lobrano, Jr., No. 11-2777 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseThis dispute arose out of an employment contract between defendant and plaintiffs, his employer. After receiving a favorable judgment in a prior proceeding, defendant moved to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint in the present action on the basis of res judicata. Defendant also filed a motion requesting sanctions and attorney's fees. The district court granted the motion to dismiss but declined to impose sanctions or award attorney's fees. Both parties appealed. The court concluded that the district court properly decided the merits of defendant's res judicata defense on a motion to dismiss. On the merits, Count VI was barred by res judicata where the cause of action existed at the time of the first judgment and it occurred from the same transaction or occurrence. Finally, the court affirmed the district court's decision to deny sanctions and attorney's fees.
Court Description: Civil case - Contracts. Res judicata may be raised in a motion to dismiss; district court did not err in finding a particular count of the complaint was barred by the doctrine of res judicata as the cause of action existed at the time of the first judgment and the count arose out of the only transaction or occurrence Lobrano presented to the Louisiana court which rendered judgment in his favor; district court's decision not to award sanctions against Robinson is affirmed.
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