PLUS INTERN., INC. v. Pace

The issue in this case, apparently one of first impression in Alabama, is whether a defendant who unsuccessfully moves the trial court for sanctions against a plaintiff pursuant to §12-19-270 et seq., Ala. Code 1975 — the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act ("ALAA") — is thereafter barred by the doctrine of res judicata from asserting a separate cause of action for a claim of malicious prosecution against that same plaintiff.

In a previous case, James Pace and Eunice Pace sued Plus International, Inc., and others, in connection with a contract between the parties involving a discount buying…