The motion court correctly found that the order dismissing a prior complaint barred the instant complaint on the ground of res judicata, because the determination in the first action that plaintiffs could not demonstrate reasonable reliance to support their fraud claim was a determination on the merits (see Coutsodontis v Peters,
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