Lindsey v. Green

JIM GUNTER, Justice.

I, Appellants appeal the grant of summary judgment in favor of Gary Green and Law Offices of Gary Green,1 which was granted on the basis that res judicata would not have barred appellants from pursuing an action in state court after dismissal of their federal action. Green cross-appeals the court’s denial of its motion for costs associated with the litigation. We accepted certification of this case from the court of appeals, pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(d), as an appeal involving an issue of first impression and needing clarification and development of the law.…