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COCHRAN v. GRIFFITH ENERGY

No. 87, September Term, 2011.

43 A.3d 999 (2012)

426 Md. 134

Robert S. COCHRAN, Jr., et al. v. GRIFFITH ENERGY SERVICES, INC., et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Brown (Law Office of Edward J. Brown, LLC, Ellicott City, MD), on brief, for petitioners.

William Alden McDaniel, Jr. (Adam Thomas Sampson of Law Offices of William Alden McDaniel, Jr., Baltimore, MD), on brief, for respondents.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, McDONALD and IRMA S. RAKER (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.

ADKINS, J.

In this case, we apply the principles of res judicata in deciding whether a pair of adult children ("Petitioners") may proceed with a lawsuit against an energy company that spilled heating oil in their parents' home. Their parents ("Cochran Parents" or "Parents") had previously sued Griffith Energy Services ("Griffith"), the same company, and won a judgment after a jury trial.

The Circuit Court for Washington County dismissed the Petitioners...

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