WATKINS, Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal a judgment sustaining the defendant's exception of res judicata. An important underlying fact that distinguishes this case from a "normal" second case subject to a res judicata challenge is that, despite a previous federal court judgment, plaintiffs have never had their day in court on the merits of their wrongful death action. Finding exceptional circumstances that justify relief from the res judicata effect of the previous judgment...
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