Legal Procedure - Collateral Estoppel Doctrine - Application of Collateral Estoppel from an Administrative Hearing to a Civil Action

Authors

Jennifer R. Minter

Abstract

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that, given the fast and informal nature of unemployment compensation proceedings, as well as the economic risk in those actions, a factual finding made during an unemployment compensation hearing should not be afforded preclusive effect in a subsequent civil action brought by the same employee.

Rue v. K-Mart Corp., 713 A.2d 82 (Pa. 1998).

First Page

537

Recommended Citation

Jennifer R. Minter, Legal Procedure - Collateral Estoppel Doctrine - Application of Collateral Estoppel from an Administrative Hearing to a Civil Action, 37 Duq. L. Rev. 537 (1999).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol37/iss3/9