PARAMOUNT AVIATION CORP. v. AGUSTA

No. 98-6257.

178 F.3d 132 (1999)

PARAMOUNT AVIATION CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Gruppo AGUSTA; Agusta Aerospace Corporation; Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni, Augusta, S.P.A.; Augusta, S.P.A.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed May 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine B. Slavin (Argued), Wolk and Genter, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

John R. Altieri (Argued), Hackensack, NJ, and New York, NY, Rudolph V. Pino, Jr., Joanna Roberto, Pino & Associates, White Plains, NY, for Appellees.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, LEWIS and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Chief Judge.

New Jersey's entire controversy doctrine is an extremely robust claim preclusion device that requires adversaries to join all possible claims stemming from an event or series of events in one suit. Animated by the laudable goal of easing the burdens of excessive litigation, the doctrine was developed in the domestic context, precluding suits in New Jersey courts based on disputes that were previously the subject...

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