CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST CO. v. POTASH CORP.

No. 11-2374.

664 F.3d 1075 (2011)

CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee, Harms Road Associates, and Mark Goodman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN SALES LIMITED, PCS Sales (Canada), Inc., and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 27, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Nathanson (argued), Attorney, Nathanson Law Firm, Scottsdale, AZ, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Kenneth E. Rechtoris (argued), Attorney, K & L Gates LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION, WILLIAMS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

After losing two suits in state court on claims related to a lease dispute, plaintiffs now try their luck in federal court. But, obviously, the move to federal court has not erased the prior state court judgments. Because at least one of those prior judgments was on the merits, concerned the same parties, and the same cause of action, this action is barred by res judicata. The district court reached that conclusion based on both prior...

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