No Summary Judgment for Property Owner

A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law claim by a subcontractor’s allegedly injured employee and that it was not entitled to summary judgment on its indemnification claim against the employer. Case: Palaguachi v. Idlewild 228th Street LLC, No. 2019-00630, 09/29/2021, published. Facts: Idlewild 228th Street LLC was the owner of a building under construction in Queens. It hired the Bar Construction Co. to serve as the general contractor of a construction project for the building. Bar subcontracted some of the wo...