Engineering Firm Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Indemnification, Contribution Claims

A New York appellate court ruled that an engineering and consulting firm for a bridge rehabilitation and painting project was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and contribution claims against it arising from a worker’s injuries. Case: Flood v. Ahern Painting Contractors Inc., No. 2020-09654, 09/20/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Hughie Flood worked for the New York City Department of Transportation, Division of Bridges. He allegedly suffered injuries when he fell from a Brooklyn Bridge cable that had been defectively painted and treated...