Anderson v. Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc.

Lennon Anderson appeals a final order dismissing his complaint against Vanguard Car Rental (“Vanguard”) with prejudice based on the doctrine of res judicata. The trial court had found that Anderson’s complaint involved the same parties and issues as a federal complaint that had been dismissed with prejudice. Although Anderson had originally included state law claims in his federal complaint, Anderson voluntarily withdrew all of his state claims from the federal ease before the federal court dismissed the complaint with prejudice. Because the federal court’s dismissal with prejudice did not…