United States First Circuit

Where the plaintiffs' evidence is not sufficient to survive summary judgment, the district court's error in precluding it on the basis of res judicata is harmless error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/02/2001
• Published 05/03/2001

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and ACOSTA, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gordon T. Walker, with whom Marc E. Sorini, Laura McLane, and McDermott, Will & Emery were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gael Mahony, with whom Alexander W. Moore, Shannon McCarthy Jandorf, Joseph C. Lyons, Hill & Barlow, Rubén T. Nigaglioni, Veronica Ferraiuoli Hornedo, Joanne Habib Figueroa, and McConnell Valdes were on brief, for appellee.