Claim of Katzman v. Friedricks

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Collateral estoppel is an elastic doctrine and the enumeration of these elements is intended as a framework, rather than a substitute, for analysis.”
• preclusive effect not given to \unsolicited advisory opinion\ by PSC that did not bind the parties
• preclusive effect not given to “unsolicited advisory opinion” by PSC that did not bind the parties
• “lack of any direct stake in proceeding” was relevant factor in determining whether party had full and fair opportunity to litigate issue
• “[T]he analysis [for whether a party had a full and fair opportunity to contest the prior decision] requires consideration of ‘the realities of litigation’ . . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).