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· 2/23/2000

Hydranautics v. Filmtec Corporation, Opinion

Citations

  • 204 F.3d 880
  • 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1360
  • 2000 Daily Journal DAR 1927
  • 53 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1904
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 2580
  • 2000 WL 201836

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting collateral estoppel claim because while previous lawsuit’s antitrust element — objectively baseless— and the current lawsuit’s malicious prosecution element — without probable cause— were “essentially the same,” they were not “identical”
  • listing requirements for issue preclusion under federal law
  • listing requirements for issue preclusion under federal law
  • stating elements needed to apply collateral estoppel

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Judges: Reinhardt, Hawkins, Whyte

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