State ex rel. McLaughlin v. West Virginia Court of Claims

Petitioner Patricia E. McLaughlin, by committee, requests that this Court issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent Court of Claims to re-docket her claim for its consideration and requiring the Court of Claims to apply the doctrines of res judicata or collateral estoppel to give effect to a jury verdict of the Circuit Court of Marshall County, returned in her favor against the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways (“DOT”).1 Upon our *414review of the record in conjunction with established principles of law, we find no basis for issuing the relief requested by…