192932P.pdf   05/28/2021  John Petitta  v.  3M Company
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  19-2932
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota   
   [PUBLISHED] [Kelly, Author, with Gruender and Grasz, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil Case - Products Liability - Injunction. District court permanently 
   enjoined litigation in Texas state court of claims parties had previously 
   agreed to dismiss with prejudice in multidistrict litigation in federal 
   court, concluding dismissal had preclusive effect. Petitta appeals, 
   arguing the religation exception to the Anti-Injunction Act does not 
   apply. As to the choice of law, considering this was an MDL case sitting 
   in diversity and Petitta filed in Minnesota pursuant to the standing 
   order, Texas choice-of-law applies and Texas substantive law governs. 
   Applying Texas law, the dismissal with prejudice was simply an agreement 
   to dismiss, was not a settlement of the MDL claims, and did not resolve 
   claims on the merits. Thus, the dismissal "with prejudice" was not a final 
   judgment on the merits and the claims in Texas state court were not 
   precluded under Texas law. The relitigation exception to the 
   Anti-Injunction Act has no effect and the district court's injunction is 
   vacated.