What constitutes a cause of action for res judicata purposes?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Williams v. Borg, 945 F.2d 410 (9th Cir. 1991):
We must look to California law to determine what constitutes a cause of action for res judicata purposes. In Eichman v. Fotomat Corp., 147 Cal.App.3d 1170, 1174-75, 197 Cal.Rptr. 612, 614 (1983), the court explained:
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