Deutsche Bank AG v. Sebastian Holdings, Inc., 173 A.3d 954, 327 Conn. 967 (2017)

Nov. 21, 2017 · Connecticut Supreme Court

173 A.3d 954, 327 Conn. 967

DEUTSCHE BANK AG
v.
SEBASTIAN HOLDINGS, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 21, 2017

Thomas D. Goldberg, Bryan J. Orticelli, David G. Januszewski and Sheila C. Ramesh, pro hac vice, in support of the petition.

Charles W. Pieterse, Thomas P. O'Connor, Wyatt R. Jansen, Richard M. Zaroff and Ira S. Zaroff, in opposition.

The plaintiff's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 174 Conn. App. 573, 166 A.3d 716 (2017), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the doctrine of collateral estoppel does not apply to facts determined by an English court in an action before it, and in further postjudgment proceedings before the English court?"