WOJCIECHOWSKI v. KOHLBERG VENTURES, LLC

No. 17-15966.

923 F.3d 685 (2019)

Peter WOJCIECHOWSKI, on his own behalf and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KOHLBERG VENTURES, LLC, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert N. Fisher (argued), René S. Roupinian , and Jack A. Raisner , Outten & Golden LLP, New York, New York; Gail L. Chung , Outten & Golden LLP, San Francisco, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel L. Thieme (argued), Littler Mendelson P.C., Seattle, Washington; Michael F. McCabe and George J. Tichy II , Littler Mendelson P.C., San Francisco, California; for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Ronald M. Gould and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges, and Janis Graham Jack, District Judge.


OPINION

"By `preclud[ing] parties from contesting matters that they have had a full and fair opportunity to litigate,'" the related doctrines of claim and issue preclusion "protect against `the expense and vexation attending multiple lawsuits, conserv[e] judicial resources, and foste[r] reliance on judicial action...

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