Shields v. Reader's Digest Ass'n

ORDER

JULIAN ABELE COOK, Jr., District Judge.

This lawsuit concerns a claim by the Plaintiff, Gayle Shields, who asserts that the waiver on her deceased husband’s pension benefit form was fraudulently and/or negligently notarized by the Defendants, Robert D’Alessandro 1 and Standard Federal Bank (“Standard Federal”).

On July 11, 2001, the Defendants filed a motion for the entry of a summary judgment, in which they contend that Mrs. Shields’ claims are barred by the doctrine of collateral estoppel. 2 In response, she contends that the instant claim is not precluded by collateral estoppel because,…