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183	24	I. Res judicata applies and is dispositive	Kassab confirmed his counterclaims are the same claims resolved by prior final judgments. Kassab's sole argument — 'change in material facts' — takes only one page of a 27-page Response. The two cited cases (Marino and Stubbs) deal with claims that did not exist at the time of prior judgment: Marino involved a tort cause of action not recognized until after the first judgment; Stubbs involved a new zoning ordinance and different land use. Here, Kassab asserts the exact same claims that were previously adjudicated. Citing Hernandez v. Del Ray Chem., courts focus on whether a claim existed and could have been raised in the first action.