Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Cornfield

Defendant, Linda Cornfield, submitted an arbitration demand for claims against plaintiffs, Ford Motor Credit Company, d/b/a Jaguar Credit (Ford Credit), and Tinley Park J. Imports, Inc., d/b/a Jaguar of Tinley Park (Jaguar of Tinley Park), arising from defendant’s 2004 purchase of a used Jaguar. Plaintiffs in turn filed a complaint for a declaratory judgment in the trial court, seeking a declaration that defendant’s previous settlement with the car’s manufacturer barred her claims against plaintiffs under the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel and the prohibition against claim…