The motion court correctly granted defendants' motion for summary judgment based on the doctrine of collateral estoppel. Defendants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting evidence, including the decision from and transcript of the workers' compensation hearing. Defendant demonstrated that the issue resolved at the workers' compensation hearing, i.e., that plaintiff did not sustain a work-related injury or the accident did not...
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