Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the claim is dismissed.
"The doctrine of collateral estoppel precludes a party from litigating `an issue which has previously been decided against him [or her] in a proceeding in which he [or she] had a fair opportunity to fully litigate the point'" (Kaufman v Eli Lilly & Co.,
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