Arnevik V. University Minnesota Bd. Regents

An employee of the University of Minnesota tries to take a second bite of the apple after her first indemnification action again the University failed. Cindy Arnevik was involved in a car accident causing serious injury to the driver of another car. After the driver recovered damages for her injuries from Arnevik, Arnevik sued her employer for indemnification based on the principle of respondeat superior. The district court dismissed this action and Arnevik did not appeal. She now pursues an alternate theory of indemnification based on contract. Because we find her present claim is barred by the theory of claim preclusion, we affirm.