PER CURIAM.
The issue in this case, apparently one of first impression in Alabama, is whether a defendant who unsuccessfully moves the trial court for sanctions against a plaintiff pursuant to § 12-19-270 et seq., Ala.Code 1975— the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act ("ALAA")—is thereafter barred by the doctrine of res judicata from asserting a separate cause of action for a claim of malicious prosecution against that same plaintiff.
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