A divided New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor and property owner were entitled to summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his fall from an improperly placed ladder.
Case: Kipp v. Marinus Homes, No. 213 CA 17-01451, 06/29/2018, published.
Facts and procedural history: While working on a construction project, Robert Kipp fell from a ladder that he had placed adjacent to his work area. Kipp filed a Labor Law action against the property owner and the general contractor for the project.
The general contractor filed a claim for contractual indemnificatio...
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