Mealey's (April 12, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 11 affirmed a New Jersey federal court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a ruling that a man was ordered to reimburse a health benefit plan after he obtained a settlement from a third party for injuries he suffered in an accident, saying the lawsuit is barred by the doctrine of res judicata (Bernard McLaughlin, et al. v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan, No. 16-4108, 3rd Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 6195)....