As the motion court held, under the particular circumstances of this case, the earlier default judgment entered against plaintiff in defendant law firm's fee action should have collateral estoppel effect, as a matter of fairness (see, Lamontagne v Board of Trustees of United Wire, Metal & Mach. Pension Fund,
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