Global Materials Technologies, Inc., v. Dazheng Metal Fibre Co. Ltd. et al

In a portion of the same opinion in this litigation that we read earlier which recognized a Chinese judgment, the court addressed to what degree that judgment would have claim preclusion effect. We will read that part of the case later when we cover claim preclusion. For now, know that the court held that certain claims that the plaintiff here wished to make were barred because of the Chinese judgment, but that claims relating to misappropriation of trade secrets were not barred because defendants had not met their burden of showing a Chinese court would bar those claims based on the judgment. This order involves that trade secrets litigation.