O'KEEFE v. Merrill Lynch & Co.

Green, J.:

Plaintiffs Samantha G. O’Keefe, Patrick H. O’Keefe, Anthony M. O’Keefe, Jennifer D. O’Keefe Bryan, and Molly D. O’Keefe appeal tire trial court’s granting of summary judgment for defendants Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co. International Bank, Thomas M. Freeman, Richard J. Paradise, Bradley Stratton, and Chad G. Bushaw. On appeal, the plaintiffs contend that the trial court improperly granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants based on res judicata and collateral estoppel. We disagree and affirm.

The facts are complicated but largely undisputed. At the center of the…