EC EX REL. JKC v. Katz

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• recognizing that Florida law requires mutuality of parties for both defensive and offensive use of issue preclusion
• holding that, in Florida, identity and mutuality of parties – that both parties be identical and be mutually bound by the prior judgment – must be established for collateral estoppel to apply
• holding that, in Florida, identity and mutuality of parties – that both parties be identical and be mutually bound by the prior judgment – must be established for collateral estoppel to apply
• holding that, in Florida, 8 identity and mutuality of parties – that both parties be identical and be mutually bound by the prior judgment – must be established for collateral estoppel to apply
• \ This case falls squarely within our traditional requirement that there be mutuality of parties in order for collateral estoppel to apply defensively.\
• defensive use occurs when a defendant seeks to prevent a plaintiff from re-litigating an identical issue previously decided against that plaintiff

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