Edward M. O'Brien (Partner-Louisville, KY) and Andrew-John Bokeno (Associate-Louisville, KY) recently succeeded in securing dismissal of claims brought in Kentucky state court after the same claims had been dismissed on summary judgment in Indiana. The plaintiffs sued our client, a roofing system manufacturer, in Jefferson Circuit Court, Kentucky, arguing that the roofing system manufactured by our client was defective and caused damage to their commercial building. Eddie and AJ moved to dismiss the case on various grounds, including that the same claims had previously been litigated in Indiana, which resulted in summary judgment in favor of our client. The court agreed, holding that the claims brought by the plaintiffs "were the same as those brought by their proxy" in Indiana and "those claims were fully adjudicated on the merits" in the Indiana litigation. Accordingly, the court concluded that the claims were barred. The plaintiffs did not appeal the trial court's ruling, ending more than a decade of litigation across two states. The plaintiffs demanded $750,000 to resolve the case prior to dismissal.