Pourzal v. Kroll-O'Gara Co.

MEMORANDUM

(June 7, 2005)

Before the Court is the defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment.1 The sole issue presented in the defendants’ motion is whether the plaintiff is collaterally estopped from asserting all but one of the claims in his complaint because the issues surrounding those claims were raised and decided in a prior arbitration proceeding. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant the defendants’ motion.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2

A. The Parties and The Complaint

Plaintiff Nick Pourzal initiated this action [the “court proceeding”] against (1)…