Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Fag Bearings Corporation

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that revelation of new evidence that was in existence at the time of incident giving rise to coverage claim is not the same as a change in underlying facts
• stating that where a party had an opportunity to present various pieces of evidence but failed to do so, “it is precluded from attempting to present that additional evidence” in the second suit
• noting that courts consider the following factors in determining whether to apply the doctrine of collateral estoppel: “(1) whether the issue decided in the prior adjudication was identical to the issue presented in the present action; (2
• noting that courts consider the following factors in determining whether to apply the doctrine of collateral estoppel: “(1) whether the issue decided in the prior adjudication was identical to the issue presented in the present action; (2
• explaining that equitable considerations are limited to cases involving mutual estoppel
• discussing issue preclusion and explaining federal courts look to state law to determine whether it applies

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).