Dalal v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

In this wrongful termination of employment action, plaintiff, Samir Dalai, appeals from the summary judgment entered against him and in favor of defendants, Alliant Tech-systems, Inc., d/b/a Metrum Information Storage, and Honeywell, Inc. (collectively Al-liant), on his claims of breach of implied contract and promissory estoppel. The dis-positive issue in this appeal is whether these state law claims were properly barred under the doctrine of res judicata because Dalai failed in prior litigation to request that the federal court exercise its diversity jurisdiction…