City Can't Get Dismissal of Claims for Fatal Accident, Gets Conditional Indemnification

A New York appellate court ruled that the City of New York was not entitled to dismissal of the Labor Law and negligence claims against it based on a worker’s fatal accident, but it was entitled to conditional indemnification from other entities. Case: Winkler v. Halmar International LLC, No. 150694/14, 595095/15, 595523/15, 06/09/2022, published. Facts: Scott Winkler and a co-worker were killed during the construction of a public works project in 2013. The project entailed the connection of the Delaware and Catskill aqueducts. While the connection of the aqueducts took place on a Ne...