Collateral Estoppel Didn't Bar All of Workers' Claims for Injuries

A New York appellate court partially revived the Labor Law claims of four workers who allegedly suffered injuries while working on a highway construction project, finding their prior lawsuit against subcontractors did not have collateral estoppel effect on some of their claims. Case: Grasso v. New York State Thruway Association, No. 2015-11381, 03/07/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Jerry Grasso Jr., John Sullivan Jr., Cathy Marl and Louis Centolanza all allegedly suffered injuries in March 2004 while working on a construction project for the New York State Thruway Associa...