DirecTV Latin America, LLC v. Pratola

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Shirley Werner Kornreich, J.), entered April 12, 2011, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The issue whether New York courts have personal jurisdiction over defendants Fratola and Clemente pursuant to CFLR 301 and 302 was determined in the prior federal action and, pursuant to the doctrine of collateral estoppel, may not be relitigated (see Keeler v West Mtn. Corp., 105 AD2d 953, 955 [1984]). Al*629though plaintiff Latin American Sports, LLC was not a party to the federal action, it may be…