Federal Judge Finds Foreclosure Claims Barred By Res Judicata

Mealey's (August 12, 2015, 12:19 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on Aug. 11 granted a motion to dismiss filed by lenders, finding that a borrower's claims were completely barred by a previous related state court case and were time-barred (Lucia Perino v. Federal National Mortgage Association as trustee for Fannie Mae Remic Trust 2006-90, et al., No. 2:15-cv-01063, D. N.J.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104904)....