McAdams v. Mercedes-Benz, USA, L.L.C. (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 161 Ohio St. 3d 260
• 162 N.E.3d 755
• 2020 Ohio 3702

Syllabus

Res judicata—Class-action settlement—Opt-out provision—Federal court's determination of the class bound all nonexcluded class members to settlement agreement—State court erred in conducting an analysis of the class—When a party was not excluded from a class-action suit by a federal court that determined the class, the question whether the party opted out of the class is res judicata.