[brief] THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY DISMISSED PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT IN THE 2020 ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM AGAINST THE [...] DEFENDANTS (148A) | 25 | |  A.  THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY HELD THAT PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT WAS BARRED BY THE ENTIRE CONTROVERSY DOCTRINE (148A) | 26 | | B.  THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY HELD THAT PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT WAS BARRED BY THE DOCTRINE OF RES JUDICATA (148A) | 30 | | C.  THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY HELD THAT PLAINTIFFS’ LEGAL MALPRACTICE ALLEGATIONS WERE BARRED BY THE LAW OF THE CASE DOCTRINE (148A) | 32 | | III.  THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY SANCTIONED PLAINTIFFS FOR THE FILING OF THE 2020 COMPLAINT AND PROPERLY AWARDED THE [...] DEFENDANTS’ ATTORNEYS’ FEES (190A-203A; 209A-232A) | 34 | | CONCLUSION | 41 | | Cases | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Archbrook Laguna, LLC v. Marsh, 414 N.J. Super. 97, 105 (App. Div. 2010) | 26 | | Barres v. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 74 N.J. 461, 465 (1977) | 27 | | Brennan v. Orban, 145 N.J. 282, 290 (1996) | 26, 27 | | Couri v. Gardner case, 173 N.J. 328 (2002) | 11, 15 | | DeBrango v. Summit Bancorp, 328 N.J. Super. 219, 229-30 (App. Div. 2000) | 38 | | Do-Wop Corp v. City of Rahway, 168 N.J. 191, 199 (2001) | 25 | | Du-Wel Products v. U.S. Fire Ins., 236 N.J. 349, 364 (App. Div. 1989) | 29 | | Feldman v. Lederle Labs., a Div. of Am. Cyanamid Co., 125 N.J. 117, 132 | 33 | | Fisher v. Yates, 270 N.J. Super. 458 (App. Div. 1994) | 29 | | J-M Mfg. Co. v. Phillips & Cohen, LLP, 443 N.J. Super. 447 (App. Div. 2015) | 28 | | Kaselaan & D'Angelo Assocs. v. Soffian, 290 N.J. Super. 293, 298 (App. Div. 1996) | 26 | | Lanzet v. Greenberg, 126 N.J. 168, 192 (1991) | 32 | | Lawson v. Dewar, 468 N.J. Super. 128 (App. Div. 2021) | 37 | | Leisure Tech.-Ne., Inc. v. Klingbeil Holding Co., 137 N.J. Super. 353, 357 | 26 | | LoBiondo v. Schwartz, 199 N.J. 62 (2009) | 38 | | Marrece v. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 470 U.S. 373, 380 | 31 | McNeil v. Legislative Apportionment Comm'n of State, 177 N.J. 364, 395 (2003) .................................................................................................................. 31 Mystic Isle Development Corp. v. Perski & Nehmad, 142 N.J. 310, 322 (1995) ................................................................................................................................. 27 Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore, 439 U.S. 322, 327 (1979) .............................................. 30 Slowinski v. Valley Nat'l Bank, 264 N.J. Super. 172, 180-181 (App. Div. 1993) ............ 33 State v. Downey, 237 N.J. Super. 4, 14 (App. Div. 1989) ............................................. 33 State v. Hale, 127 N.J. Super. 407, 410 (App. Div. 1974) ............................................. 33 Stop & Shop Supermarkets Co. v. Cty. of Bergen, 450 N.J. Super. 286, 290 (App. Div. 2017) .................................................................................................................. 25 Vision Mortg. Corp. v. Patricia J. Chiapperini, Inc., 307 N.J. Super. 48, 52 (App. Div. 1998), aff'd 156 N.J. 580 (1999) ................................................................. 27 Watkins v. Resorts Int'l Hotel & Casino, Inc., 124 N.J. 398, 412 (1991) ....................... 31 Statutes 28 U.S.C. §1738 ........................................................................................................... 30 N.J.S.A. 2A:15-59.1 ..................................................................................................... 5, 19, 23 Rules R. 1:4-8 ......................................................................................................................... 4, 5, 18, 19, 23, 34, 37, 38 R. 1:4-8(a)(1), (2), (3) .................................................................................................. 37 R. 1:4-8(a)(3) ............................................................................................................... 38 R. 1:4-8(a)(3), (4) ....................................................................................................... 37 R. 1:4-8(b)(1) ............................................................................................................... 38 R. 4:49-2 ....................................................................................................................... 9, 15 R. 4:50-1 ....................................................................................................................... 7, 8, 9, 15 TABLE OF JUDGMENTS, ORDERS AND RULINGS Order of August 28, 2020