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Court Denies Summary Judgment to Plaintiff Motorist Who Struck Excavator While It Was Being Moved In Roadway

In a decision dated March 13, 2023, the Hon. Ben R. Barbato of Bronx County Supreme Court denied the plaintiff’s... View Article

Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Labor Law §200 and Common-Law Negligence Claims as to Defendant Owner and Grants Owner Common-Law Indemnification Against Employer in Case Involving Plaintiff’s Fall from Scaffold

In a decision dated January 6, 2023, the Hon. Mojgan C. Lancman of Queens County Supreme Court granted the motion... View Article

Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Labor Law §240(1) Claims as to All Defendants in Trip and Fall Accident on a Permanent Staircase at a Construction Site

In a decision dated October 14, 2022, the Hon. Ingrid Joseph of Kings County Supreme Court granted the motion and... View Article

Court Dismisses Complaint Against City Where Injured Plaintiff Was Struck By Construction Plate While It Was Being Moved In Roadway

In a decision dated July 26, 2022, the Hon. Lynn R. Kotler of New York County Supreme Court granted the... View Article

Second Department Reverses Lower Court and Denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Labor Law §240(1) Claim In Case Involving Worker’s Fall From Ladder

In a decision dated April 27, 2022, the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed the Order of the Supreme Court, Queens... View Article

On April 26, Stephen M. Cohen and Thomas J. Hall lectured at a seminar for Lafayette Metal & Glass Company entitled “Best Practices for Post-Accident Investigation” in New York, New York.

Court Dismisses Complaint in its Entirety as to Defendant Housing Corporation

In a decision dated November 23, 2021, Hon. Frederick Sampson dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint as to our client, Forest Hills... View Article

Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Labor Law §200 and Common Law Negligence Claims as to Owner and Awards Owner Summary Judgment Against Plaintiff’s Employer on its Breach of Contract and Contractual Indemnity Claims in Construction Accident Case

In a decision dated April 26, 2021, the Honorable Lucindo Suarez of Bronx County Supreme Court granted our client EIB... View Article

Court Finds That Contract Provision Requiring Indemnity for Claims “Arising Out Of” the Work is Triggered Where Third-Party Defendant Returns to Work Site to Resolve a Contract Dispute

In a decision dated November 24, 2020, the Honorable Frederick D.R. Sampson of Queens County Supreme Court awarded our clients... View Article

Court Dismisses Labor Law Complaint In Its Entirety As To Defendants Where Plaintiff Was Injured By A Sawzall While Lying On Ductwork Attached To The Ceiling

In a decision dated May 15, 2020, Justice Lucindo Suarez of Bronx County Supreme Court granted our clients, 1515 Broadway... View Article