McHugh v. Coon

The plaintiff, J.B. Duke McHugh, appeals a district court's judgment sustaining a peremptory exception of res judicata filed by the defendant, Clayton Collins Coon. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

The plaintiff, Dr. J.B. Duke McHugh, and the defendant, Dr. Clayton Collins Coon, are gastroenterologists. The parties formed, managed, and owned various medical entities, including Gastrointestinal Consultants ("GC"), a Professional Medical Corporation. On July 1, 2011, Coon left GC to join a competing gastroenterology practice; however, he continued to be a 50% percent shareholder in GC.…