Mobil Oil Corp. v. Shevin

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• collateral estoppel requires identity of parties and issues that were fully litigated and determined in another forum
• “The essential elements of the [collateral estoppel] doctrine are that the parties and issues be identical, and that the particular matter be fully litigated and determined in a contest which results in a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction.”

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