NY Team Wins Big for Demolition Subcontractor in Labor Law Action
In Jose Lazo v. AB Stable LLC and Tishman Construction Corp. plaintiff moved for summary judgment on his NY Labor Law 241(6) cause of action. Plaintiff was the employee of our client demolition subcontractor, performing demolition work on a wall part of which fell on him and broke his bones. The direct defendants cross moved to dismiss plaintiff’s 241(6) claim and for summary judgment on their indemnity claims against our client, but not before we opposed plaintiff’s motion largely on the grounds that it did not apply under the facts of the case, even though there was no direct claim against our client. We also opposed direct defendant’s motion for summary judgment on its indemnity claims. The decision on the motion and cross motions were so favorable to us that the court dismissed not only plaintiff’s labor law claim but the entire complaint, denied direct defendants’ motion seeking judgment on its indemnity claims, and found that the third party claims were now moot. A team effort by Djordje Caran and Rachel List got our client this great result.
Djordje (George) Caran
Rachel List