Legal Opinion
Hydranautics v. Filmtec Corporation, Opinion
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2000No. 98-55274PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHYTE, District Judge:
Appellant Hydranautics appeals the judgment dismissing its malicious prosecution action against FilmTec Corporation (“FilmTec”) entered by the district court after it granted summary judgment in favor of FilmTec on collateral estoppel grounds. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
John E. Cadotte and three others founded FilmTec Corporation in 1977. Prior to founding FilmTec, Cadotte conducted research at Midwest Research Institute (“MRI”), a not-for-profit organization performing research on reverse osmosis membranes under a…
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