Chesley v. Goldstein & Baron, Chartered

DEBORAH S. EYLER, Judge.

The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County granted summary judgment to Leonard R. Goldstein, Esquire, and his law firm, Goldstein & Baron, Chartered (“G & B”), the appellees, on claims asserted against them by William F. Chesley, the appellant. On appeal, Chesley poses one question, which we have rephrased: Did the circuit court err in ruling that his claims were barred, as a matter of law, by claim or issue preclusion or by the law of the case doctrine?

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

This case has a long and convoluted history. In 1986, Dr. Ervin Rose decided to sell…