New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Claim of Robert R. Ranni, Philip Ross, as Industrial Commissioner
December 8, 198258 N.Y.2d 715
Summary
The Court of Appeals held that claim preclusion does not bar the claimant's unemployment benefits claim, but issue preclusion bars relitigation of the factual finding of insubordination, affirming the administrative law judge's determination and reversing the Appellate Division.