MOSK, J.
INTRODUCTION
In affirming the trial court's judgment of dismissal, we hold that the final adjudication on the merits of plaintiffs loss-of-consortium claim against defendant results in a res judicata bar of plaintiffs subsequent wrongful death action for loss-of-consortium damages against' defendant arising from the same injury to plaintiffs spouse that was the basis of the adjudicated loss-of-consortium claim.
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