Defendant Gets Summary Judgment on Contractual Indemnification Claim

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a defendant in a Labor Law action was entitled to contractual indemnification from a subcontractor, as a matter of law. Case: Tanksley v. LCO Building LLC, No. 220 CA 20-00268, 07/09/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Dwayne Tanksley filed a Labor Law and common-law negligence action against LCO Building LLC, Cityview Construction Management LLC and S.A.B. Specialties LLC, seeking to recover damages for injuries he allegedly sustained when he fell through a skylight hole on a roof while working on a construction project. S.A....