CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
The appellant asks this court to reverse the order of the district court holding that the doctrine of offensive collateral estoppel prevented appellant from raising a defense as to liability in a personal injury action because the issue of liability had been decided against the appellant in a previously tried loss of consortium action brought by appellee's wife in state court. We grant the appellant's request and remand this case to the district...
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