Total Minatome Corp. v. Patterson Services, Inc.

hWOODARD, Judge.

In this dispute, concerning the performance of a master service contract, Total Minatome Corporation (Total) requests that we reverse a trial court’s decision (Total II), granting Patterson Services Inc.’s (Patterson) exception of res judicata. This decision was based on a prior Texas judgment (Total I) which dismissed Total’s claim under a Texas statute of limitations.

First, we assessed whether Louisiana’s or Texas’ law of res judicata applies. Having done so, we found that the United States Constitution’s full faith and credit clause, inter alia, mandates that we apply Texas…