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No. 13-1052
NOAH NATHAN,
Plaintiff Appellant,
v.
TAKEDA
PHARMACEUTICALS
AMERICA,
INCORPORATED;
TAKEDA
PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC., f/k/a Takeda Pharmaceuticals
North America, Incorporated; LOUIS SAVANT; MICHAEL FOUCHIE;
CASANDRA SMITH; JOHN FLOOD; MICHAEL VENANZI,
Defendants Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria.
Anthony J. Trenga,
District Judge. (1:12-cv-01002-AJT-TRJ)
Submitted:
Decided:
November 8, 2013
PER CURIAM:
Noah Nathan filed this action against his employer, Takeda
Pharmaceuticals
asserting
America,
claims
supervision
and
for
Inc.,
and
several
defamation,
retention.
Among
of
its
conspiracy,
other
employees,
and
reasons,
negligent
the
district
2012),
affd,
2013
WL
5754394
(4th
Cir.
Oct.
24,
2013)
880,
891
(2008).
Under
the
federal
doctrine
of
res
369
F.3d
345,
354
(4th
Cir.
2004).
By
precluding
parties from contesting matters that they have had a full and
fair
opportunity
to
litigate,
the
doctrine
of
res
judicata
party
invoking
res
judicata
must
establish
three
transactions
or
the
same
core
of
operative
facts,
and
cause
of
action.
Id.
at
315.
Privity
between
parties
two
complaints,
as
evidenced
by
the
exact
same
facts
are
in
privity
with
Takeda,
the
Title
VII
defendant,
the
courts
conclusions
regarding
identity
of
the
to
identity
of
the
causes
of
action,
the
alleged
same
involve
facts
the
performance
underlying
defendants
difficulties
the
Title
conduct
in
2009.
VII
action.
regarding
In
the
Both
Nathans
Title
VII
cases
alleged
Action,
circumstances,
conspiracy
we
agree
with
to
defame
the
him.
district
Under
court
these
that
these
the
alleged
wrongdoing,
and
Takedas
potential
on
the
foregoing,
we
affirm
the
district
courts
contentions
this
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
aid
the
the
materials
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED