Waldroup v. Greene County Hospital Authority

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• holding that prior judgment did not collaterally estop plaintiff’s subsequent lawsuit because, “[w]hile [the previous] ruling was on the merits,” the relevant issue was not “actually litigated and decided” in the first action
• finding dismissal for failure to attach expert affidavit to complaint was adjudication on the merits
• for res judicata to apply, parties and causes of actions in both cases must be identical
• dismissal of a complaint for failure to comply with the affidavit requirement of OCGA § 9-11-9.1 constitutes an adjudication on the merits
• “Collateral estoppel precludes the re-adjudication of an issue that has previously been litigated and adjudicated on the merits in another action between the same parties or their privies.”
• actions for personal injury and for wrongful death arising out of the same alleged medical malpractice are separate and distinct causes of action even though asserted in the same complaint

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