Chase Manhattan Bank v. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Ramos, J.), entered April 9, 2002, which, to the extent appealed from, denied the motion of defendant Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. (Akin Gump) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it as barred by collateral estoppel, judicial estoppel, and res judicata, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Although in a prior diversity action, the Western District of Texas, adopting the recommendations of a Magistrate Judge, determined that Texas law governed, and required the dismissal of two contribution claims asserted against…