Jeffreys v. Griffin

I respectfully dissent because I believe that defendant has not met his burden of proving that he lacked a full and fair opportunity to contest the facts of his *240misconduct toward plaintiff. Therefore, the findings of the State Board for Professional Medical Conduct should be given preclusive effect.

The issue in this case is whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel precludes defendant from contesting liability on the first cause of action alleged in the plaintiffs complaint for assault and battery. I would answer in the affirmative, reverse, and grant plaintiffs motion for partial summary…