The doctrine of collateral estoppel precludes a party from relitigating an issue decided against him in a prior proceeding where he had a full and fair opportunity to litigate that point. The identical issue must have been necessarily decided in the prior proceeding, and the party seeking the benefit of collateral estoppel bears the burden of demonstrating the identity of the issues in the present litigation and the prior determination (see Kaufman v Eli Lilly & Co...
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