United States Federal Circuit

The district court's application of offensive collateral estoppel, based on rulings entered against the defendants in an earlier case, is vacated where the court did not make a finding as to whether plaintiff could easily have joined the earlier action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2003
• Published 09/08/2003

Judges

• Before RADER, BRYSON and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Melvin K. Silverman,Melvin K. Silvermanand Associates, P.C., of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, argued for plaintiff-appellee., Martin W. Schiffmiller, Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C., of New York, NY, argued for defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief was Lisa A. Pieroni.