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The plaintiff files this malicious prosecution action seeking damages he claims were caused as a result of the defendant's previous filing of two law suits against him and the Terry C. and Terry M. Bennett Charitable Remainder Unitrust (the trust) in Rockingham County. Specifically, the plaintiff claims that the defendant filed the lawsuits without probable cause and with the primary purpose of interfering with the plaintiff's lawful business activities. The defendant denies the allegations and argues, among other things, that the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel preclude the plaintiff from recovering damages in the present case. For the reasons stated in this order, the court finds for the plaintiff in the amount of $434,000.