Michigan Panel Still Affirms That Res Judicata Bars Roof Collapse Claims

Mealey's (August 3, 2021, 3:24 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — A divided Michigan appeals panel granted reconsideration of commercial building entities’ challenge to a lower court’s judgment that their claims related to collapse of a roof were barred by res judicata and its denial of sanctions under the offer-of-judgment rule, vacating the panel’s earlier judgment and issuing an unpublished July 22 opinion that, like its earlier ruling, affirmed the lower court’s decision....