Case Name: Carlos Rojas et al., Appellants, v. Long Island Water Corp., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-05-13
Citations: 227 A.D.2d 462
Docket Number: 
Parties: Carlos Rojas et al., Appellants, v Long Island Water Corp., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 227
Pages: 462–463

Head Matter:
Carlos Rojas et al., Appellants, v Long Island Water Corp., Respondent.
[642 NYS2d 934]

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Adams, J.), entered July 12, 1995, which denied their motion to strike the defendant's second, third, and fourth affirmative defenses and granted the defendant's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on res judicata grounds.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the plaintiffs' motion is granted, the defendant's cross motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the plaintiffs' cause of action under Labor Law § 241 (6) was not dismissed on the merits by our decision in Rojas v County of Nassau (210 AD2d 390) (hereinafter Rojas I). Our decision on that appeal noted that the Labor Law § 241 (6) cause of action, as pleaded, failed to comply with Ross v Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Elec. Co. (81 NY2d 494), which was decided during the pendency of the Rojas I appeal. We specifically noted that the alleged Industrial Code violations that were argued on appeal in Rojas I were not considered (Rojas v County of Nassau, supra). The new action, which was timely commenced pursuant to CPLR 205 (a), and which alleges various Industrial Code violations, presents new issues that had not been previously litigated. Therefore, the doctrine of res judicata is inapplicable here. Mangano, P. J., Miller, Ritter and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.