Legal Opinion
Valley View Angus Ranch, Inc. v. Duke Energy Field Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2007No. 06-6025PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.
Valley View Angus Ranch (Valley View) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Duke Energy Field Services (Duke). The court concluded Valley View’s federal claims were precluded by the doctrines of claim and issue preclusion due to a defense it raised in related state litigation brought by Duke. Preclusion is generally a knotty issue, and particularly so in this case. In resolving the issue the district judge issued a thorough and reasoned opinion. Nevertheless, and most reluctantly, we must reverse.
I. Background
Duke owns and operates a…
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