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CARLOS ROJAS et al., Appellants, v. LONG ISLAND WATER CORP., Respondent.

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 A.D.2d 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 N.Y.2d 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.

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ROJAS v. LONG ISLAND WATER CORP
(May 13, 1996)