Category: FCH News

Court Denies Plaintiff Summary Judgment On His Labor Law §240(1) Claim In Case Involving a Falling Unsecured Piece of Sheetrock

In a decision dated January 29, 2020, Justice Barbara Jaffe of the New York County Supreme Court denied plaintiff’s moton... View Article

Court Dismisses Action Against City of New York Because It Did Not Own or Control the Arterial Highway Where the Plaintiff’s Accident Occurred

In a decision dated February 7, 2020, the Hon. Thomas P. Aliotta granted our clients the City of New York,... View Article

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