What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Virginia
Party A sues party B. The action A vs B concludes and a final judgment is entered. Party B then sues party A on a different cause of action and names as parties in the suit, the attorneys and lawfirm that represented party A in A vs B. For res judicata purposes, are/can the attorneys and lawfirm that represented party A in A vs B considered to have been in privity with A in the previous suit???
Virginia
Party A sues party B. The action A vs B concludes and a final judgment is entered. Party B then sues party A on a different cause of action and names as parties in the suit, the attorneys and lawfirm that represented party A in A vs B. For res judicata purposes, are/can the attorneys and lawfirm that represented party A in A vs B considered to have been in privity with A in the previous suit???