United States Supreme Court

In a case involving two friends' and antique aircraft enthusiasts' separate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests asking the FAA for copies of technical documents related to a vintage airplane, summary judgment finding petitioner's suit barred by claim preclusion based on his friend's prior suit is vacated and remanded where: 1) the Court disapproves the doctrine of preclusion by "virtual representation"; and 2) based on the record as it stood, the judgment against petitioner's friend in the prior action did not bar petitioner from maintaining the suit at hand.

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• Decided 06/12/2008
• Published 06/12/2008

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• United States Supreme Court

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