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MURRAY v. ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.

No. S162570.

50 Cal.4th 860 (2010)

114 Cal. Rptr. 3d 241

237 P.3d 565

KEVIN MURRAY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALASKA AIRLINES, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

August 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of James P. Stoneman II and James P. Stoneman II for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, David J. Reis and Jason M. Habermeyer for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

BAXTER, J.

The doctrine of collateral estoppel, or issue preclusion,1 is firmly embedded in both federal and California common law. It is grounded on the premise that "once an issue has been resolved in a prior proceeding, there is no further fact-finding function to be performed." (Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore (1979) 439 U.S. 322, 336, fn. 23 [58 L.Ed.2d 552, 99 S.Ct. 645].) "Collateral...

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