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· 10/1/1982

Anderson v. Phoenix Investment Counsel of Boston, Inc.

Citations

  • 440 N.E.2d 1164
  • 387 Mass. 444

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that when no effort was made to present state claims to a federal court, the state court must presume that federal judgment is res judicata
  • holding that when no effort was made to present state claims to a federal court, the state court must presume that federal judgment is res judicata
  • ruling that preclusive effects of a federal judgment should be determined under federal law, and that failure to assert state claims under federal court’s pendent jurisdiction raised bar to second action in state court
  • stating that the SJC need not determine the modifying effect, if any, that the provision has on claim preclusion or issue preclusion
  • federal judgment under Investment Advisers Act of 1940 barred unfair and deceptive trade practices claim in state court
  • both claim and issue preclusion “‘relieve parties of the cost and vexation of multiple lawsuits, conserve judicial resources, and, by preventing inconsistent decisions, encourage reliance on adjudication’”

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Judges: Hennessey, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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