Justice TULLY delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendants appeal from the circuit court's denial of their motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint as violative of Illinois' single-refiling rule (735 ILCS 5/13-217 (West 1998)), as well as the principles of res judicata and collateral estoppel.
For the reasons which follow, we reverse.
First Filing
In April 1995, plaintiff filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the...
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