Property Owner Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim, Revival of 3rd-Party Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured construction worker’s Labor Law Section 200 and negligence claims, and that it should have been allowed to proceed with its breach of contract claim against a subcontractor. Case: Prevost v. One City Block, No. 107367/11 4762N 4761, 11/28/2017, published. Facts: Google Inc. hired Benchmark Builder for a construction project at a property owned by One City Block. Ronald Prevost worked as a laborer for Benchmark. He was responsible for cleaning and maintaining the work site on th...