CONSTANTINE v. TEACHERS COLLEGE

7088, 116528/08.

93 A.D.3d 493 (2012)

940 N.Y.S.2d 75

2012 NY Slip Op 1782

MADONNA CONSTANTINE, Appellant, v. TEACHERS COLLEGE et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided March 13, 2012.


The IAS court properly found that plaintiff's claims are barred by the principle of collateral estoppel (see BDO Seidman LLP v Strategic Resources Corp., 70 A.D.3d 556, 560 [2010]). The defamation issues presented by this action are identical to a material issue decided in a prior CPLR article 78 proceeding, and plaintiff had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue in that proceeding (see Ryan v New York Tel. Co.,

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