Trepanier v. Getting Organized, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing emotional distress damages as a remedy available in claims based on torts other than intentional infliction of emotional distress
• explaining that courts must examine circumstances of each case to determine whether preclusion is appropriate
• rejecting plaintiff’s argument that defendants’ alleged age discrimination interfered with parties’ contractual relationship as federal jury had previously found no age discrimination
• explaining that collateral estoppel does not require mutuality of both parties
• stating criteria for applying issue preclusion, and noting that party opposing its application has burden to show existence of circumstances that make it appropriate for issue to be relitigated
• listing as appropriate factors under the final two criteria, choice' of forum, incentive to litigate, foreseeability of future litigation, legal standards and burdens employed in each action and procedural opportunities available in each forum

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).