Mealey's (August 3, 2018, 10:11 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — In an Aug. 2 ruling, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that “under certain conditions,” claim preclusion may bar defendants from invoking defenses that could have been raised in an earlier action (Marcel Fashions Group Inc. v. Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc., et al., No. 17-0361, 2nd Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21482)....