Ronald Basil Hart, Jr. v. Yamaha-Parts Distributors, Inc., Yamaha International Corporation, Yamaha Motor Corporation

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• holding that dismissal with prejudice of a prior negligent design action barred claim for breach of warranty
• ruling that claiming “different theories of liability for alleged defects in . . . design and/or manufacture” did not avoid res judicata
• holding that an unserved defendant in the first action could not assert res judicata defense unless it could establish privity with a party to the first action
• holding that the determination of whether a parent company and its subsidiary are in privity for res judicata purposes must be based upon specific facts showing that the two entities are “alter egos” of each other
• holding that the determination of whether a parent company and its subsidiary are in privity for res judicata purposes must be based upon specific facts showing that the two entities are “alter egos” of each other
• noting that privity can exist where the “nonparty’s interests were represented adequately by the party in the original suit”

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