(November 8, 2018, 2:24 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A defendant in a breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation lawsuit did not waive its res judicata and collateral estoppel defenses, a federal judge in Washington ruled Nov. 7, because “[c]laim and issue preclusion are defenses that may be deemed waived if not raised in the pleadings or if the party attempting to invoke the defenses failed to timely object to the prosecution of dual proceedings” (Wedi Corp. v. Seattle Glass Block Window Inc., No. 18-636, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190800)....