Category: FCH News

Court Dismisses Complaint As to Defendant Contractor In Action Involving Motorcycle Which Allegedly Struck a Flattened Orange Construction Barrel in Roadway

In a decision dated December 27, 2019, the Hon. Orlando Marrazzo, Jr. granted our client CCA Civil-Halmar International, LLC summary... View Article

Court Dismisses Complaint and Third-Party Contractual Indemnification Action Against Employer In Accident Involving Electrical Worker Whose Admitted Mistake Caused Arc Fault

In a decision dated January 7, 2020, the Hon. Thomas Feinman granted our client Haugland Energy Group, LLC, a third-party... View Article

On December 18, Stephen M. Cohen lectured at a seminar for Tishman Construction Company’s Waldorf Astoria Project entitled “Best Practices for Post-Accident Investigations”, in New York, New York.

First Department Affirms Supreme Court’s Decision Dismissing §240(1) Claim As to Project Manager Who Was Not Deemed to Be a Statutory Agent for Purposes of the Labor Law

In a decision dated November 21, 2019, the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the decision of the Supreme Court,... View Article

Court Dismisses Complaint As to Defendant Contractor In Action Involving Plaintiff Who Tripped and Fell On Sidewalk Area Abutting Tree Pit

In a decision dated September 5, 2019, the Hon. Barbara Jaffe granted our client E.W. Howell Co., LLC summary judgment,... View Article

Congratulations to Bryan F. Tiggs who was awarded a defense verdict in the case of Lina Degrazia v. Sicilia Real Estate, LLC involving a plaintiff who allegedly tripped and fell on steps. The case was tried in Bronx County Supreme Court.

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On July 22, 2019, Thomas J. Hall presented at Great American Insurance Company’s seminars entitled “New York Labor Law Overview” and “Contractual Risk Transfer in New York,” Cincinnati, Ohio.

Court Denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on His Labor Law §240(1) Claim in Construction Accident Case Involving an Alleged Fall From a Ladder

In a decision dated July 11, 2019, the Honorable Kevin J. Kerrigan, denied plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment based... View Article