Employer Had No Liability for Indemnification, Contribution to Subcontractor

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a subcontractor’s claim against a worker’s employer seeking indemnification and contribution for damages owed to the worker’s widow for his fatal fall at a construction site. Case: Wilk v. Columbia University, Nos. 9034, 105784/10, 590780/10, 590410/11, 590789/11, 311057/16, 04/18/2019, published. Facts: Joseph Wilk worked for Breeze National Inc. He suffered fatal injuries while working at a construction site at Columbia University. Wilk fell through an elevator shaft window that the A.C.T. Abatement Corp. had removed and ...