William Thomas Roach v. Teamsters Local Union No. 688, a Labor Organization, Alfred D. Russom v. Teamsters Local Union No. 688, a Labor Organization

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• explaining res judicata favors “finality of judgments and the avoidance of piecemeal litigation”
• plaintiff could not relitigate cause of action previously decided simply by asserting new theory
• plaintiff could not relitigate cause of action previously decided simply by asserting new theory
• “It is well established that res judicata prevents a litigant from getting yet another day in court after the first lawsuit is concluded by giving a different reason than he gave in the first for recovery of damages for the same invasion of his rights.”

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