Alaska Foods, Inc. v. Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha, Ltd.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

Alaska Foods, Inc. ("AH” or “Alaska Foods”) appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha, Ltd. (“NGK” or “Nichiro Gyogyo”) and Nichiro Pacific, Ltd. (“NPL” or “Nichiro Pacific”) (collectively “Nichiro”) on the grounds of res judicata.

1. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.

This is the second time the instant litigation has reached this court, see Hikita v. Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha, Ltd., 713 P.2d 1197 (Alaska 1986), and the fourth time we have addressed the underlying dispute. See Norman v. Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha, Ltd., 761 P.2d 713 (Alaska 1988); Hikita;…