Norberg v. Norberg

Sandstrom, Surrogate Judge.

[¶ 1] Jon Norberg appeals the district court order denying his motion for judgment as a matter of law or new trial. He argues collateral estoppel established as a matter of law Alonna Knorr Norberg’s (“Knorr’s”) liability for his abuse of process, malicious prosecution, and defamation claims, and it should not have been redecided by the jury. He further argues Knorr’s dismissal of her lawsuit prevented her from raising affirmative defenses to his claims. Concluding collateral estoppel precluded relitigation of matters previously determined, we reverse and remand for…