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Contract – Labor costs – Collateral estoppel

Where a plaintiff masonry subcontractor filed suit claiming to be owed money for work performed at a cemetery, evidence of certain labor costs must be excluded under the doctrine of collateral estoppel.

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Bankruptcy – Collateral estoppel – Fiduciary duty

Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge gave preclusive effect to a state court jury verdict against a debtor for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion, the judge erred because the issues in the two...

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Employment – Contract – Termination – Collateral estoppel

Where summary judgment was entered in favor of the United States in a Federal Tort Claims Act action that had been brought once the United States Postal Service terminated the plaintiff's employment...

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Motor vehicles – DUI – Collateral estoppel

Where a defendant has been charged with driving under the influence, the charge must be dismissed because the Traffic Tribunal Appeals Panel has found that the defendant was not shown by clear and...

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Motor vehicles – Refusal – Collateral estoppel

Where the appeals panel of the Traffic Tribunal upheld a judgment finding that a motorist refused to submit to a chemical test, that judgment should be affirmed despite the fact that a criminal charge...

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Contract – Labor costs – Collateral estoppel

Where a plaintiff masonry subcontractor filed suit claiming to be owed money for work performed at a cemetery, evidence of certain labor costs must be excluded under the doctrine of collateral estoppel.

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Bankruptcy – Collateral estoppel – Fiduciary duty

Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge gave preclusive effect to a state court jury verdict against a debtor for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion, the judge erred because the issues in the two...

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Employment – Contract – Termination – Collateral estoppel

Where summary judgment was entered in favor of the United States in a Federal Tort Claims Act action that had been brought once the United States Postal Service terminated the plaintiff's employment...

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Motor vehicles – DUI – Collateral estoppel

Where a defendant has been charged with driving under the influence, the charge must be dismissed because the Traffic Tribunal Appeals Panel has found that the defendant was not shown by clear and...

View Article


Motor vehicles – Refusal – Collateral estoppel

Where the appeals panel of the Traffic Tribunal upheld a judgment finding that a motorist refused to submit to a chemical test, that judgment should be affirmed despite the fact that a criminal charge...

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Motor vehicles – Refusal – Collateral estoppel

Where a charge against a defendant under G.L. §31-27-2.3 for refusing to submit to a preliminary breath test was dismissed in the Traffic Tribunal, the doctrine of collateral estoppel did not preclude...

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Motor vehicles – Collateral estoppel – Traffic Tribunal

Where a defendant was cited with the civil violation of reasonable and prudent speeds in the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal and charged criminally in Superior Court with the driving-related counts of...

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Contract – Labor costs – Collateral estoppel

Where a plaintiff masonry subcontractor filed suit claiming to be owed money for work performed at a cemetery, evidence of certain labor costs must be excluded under the doctrine of collateral...

View Article


Bankruptcy – Collateral estoppel – Fiduciary duty

Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge gave preclusive effect to a state court jury verdict against a debtor for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion, the judge erred because the issues in the two...

View Article

Employment – Contract – Termination – Collateral estoppel

Where summary judgment was entered in favor of the United States in a Federal Tort Claims Act action that had been brought once the United States Postal Service terminated the plaintiff's employment...

View Article


Motor vehicles – DUI – Collateral estoppel

Where a defendant has been charged with driving under the influence, the charge must be dismissed because the Traffic Tribunal Appeals Panel has found that the defendant was not shown by clear and...

View Article

Motor vehicles – Refusal – Collateral estoppel

Where the appeals panel of the Traffic Tribunal upheld a judgment finding that a motorist refused to submit to a chemical test, that judgment should be affirmed despite the fact that a criminal charge...

View Article


Motor vehicles – Refusal – Collateral estoppel

Where a charge against a defendant under G.L. §31-27-2.3 for refusing to submit to a preliminary breath test was dismissed in the Traffic Tribunal, the doctrine of collateral estoppel did not preclude...

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Motor vehicles – Collateral estoppel – Traffic Tribunal

Where a defendant was cited with the civil violation of reasonable and prudent speeds in the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal and charged criminally in Superior Court with the driving-related counts of...

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