Entries Tagged as 'Res judicata/collateral estoppel'

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Collateral Estoppel Based on Workers Comp D & O

In a personal injury lawsuit, Judge Winston Burbank has granted the defendant manufacturer summary judgment based on collateral estoppel arising from entry of a Decision and Order from the Alaska Workers Compensation Board. 
The employee/plaintiff had argued that his post-D & O Petition to Modify, and a subsequent Compromise and Release, deprived the D & O […]