We review de novo a district court's interpretation and application of a statute and a district court's conclusions of law. Brilz v. Metro. Gen. Ins. Co., 2012 MT 184, ¶ 13, 366 Mont. 78, 285 P.3d 494 (citation omitted). This includes a district court's application of claim preclusion or issue preclusion, which is an issue of law that we review for correctness. Brilz, ¶ 13.
See also II-75 Res Judicata.