Court: Defendants Violated Industrial Code but Didn't Cause Injuries

A New York appellate court upheld a jury verdict finding that the defendants in a Labor Law case violated two Industrial Code provisions but were not the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. Case: Gomez v. City of New York, Nos. 2023-11375 and  2023-11377, 07/29/2026, published. Facts: Jimmy Gomez suffered injuries while performing construction work on premises owned by the City of New York, the New York City Department of Education and the New York City School Construction Authority. The city entities hired E.W. Howell Co. LLC as the general contractor of the projec...