DeNardo v. Calista Corp.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff filed three state and federal lawsuits against his former employer. After the first two actions were dismissed, the superior court dismissed his third, holding it was barred by res judicata and the judicial policy against claim splitting. Plaintiff appeals. Because the stipulated terms of the dismissal in the first state court action preserved the plaintiffs non-federal claims, neither res ju-dicata nor the doctrine against claim splitting bars the third action. We therefore vacate the dismissal order in the third action and remand for further…