Legal Opinion
Moffat v. Branch ex rel. Vincoy
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 2005No. 24,307PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRY, Judge.
{1} This case continues a controversy over attorney fees generated from a medical malpractice settlement. See Moffat v. Branch, 2002-NMCA-067, 132 N.M. 412, 49 P.3d 673 [hereinafter Moffat I]. Attorney Stephen Moffat asserts that he should be allowed to pursue claims in state court against attorneys Branch and Branney, who procured the settlement for Elizabeth Vincoy, Moffat’s former client. The district court granted summary judgment to Branch and Branney, concluding that Moffat’s claims were barred by the doctrine of res judicata (claim preclusion) due to a prior federal…
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