Opinion ID: 18054
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Issue was Necessary to the Judgment

Text: The conclusion that DSC was already compensated fully by the judgment and was not entitled to additional relief for future transfers of its trade secrets was a necessary part of the district court’s decision to deny DSC’s request to include 21 permanent injunctive relief as part of the final judgment. Because the final judgment contained an interim injunction only, it is clear that an integral part of the final judgment was the district court’s denial of the request for permanent injunctive relief.9 In order for the district court to conclude that DSC was not entitled to a permanent injunction to prevent the transfer of DSC’s trade secrets to third parties, it was necessary for the district court to decide whether such an injunction would constitute an improper double recovery. The district court’s conclusion that DSC was already fully compensated by the judgment for future transfers to third parties was thus necessary to its denial of the permanent injunction and necessary to the judgment. We therefore conclude that all the requirements of collateral estoppel are met and that the Delaware Action is barred.