Legal Opinion
Adams v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 25, 2007No. 06-13162PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we must determine whether the district court acted properly in concluding that the appellants — a group of plaintiffs alleging claims against appellee Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company (“Southern Farm”) in proceedings in Mississippi — are barred by the doctrine of res judicata from bringing then-action, due to a consumer class action settlement in an earlier suit against Southern Farm. After the appellants brought then-complaints in Mississippi state court in October 2005, Southern Farm filed a Motion to Enforce Final Judgment in the Middle…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Klay v. United Healthgroup, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- In Re Nissan Motor Corporation Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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