Court of Appeals of Maryland December 10, 1992, 122, September Term, 1990 (DeLeon v. Slear)

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

In this case we shall hold that the doctrine of res judicata generally applies to bar a plaintiff from suing employees for defamation occurring within the scope of employment, when that plaintiff has already unsuccessfully sued their employer for defamation, and when the alleged defamatory statements in both cases were part of the same transaction or transactions.

I.

Dr.