Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim Against Property Owner

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured construction worker should have been allowed to continue with his Labor Law claims against a pair of property owners, and that the owners should have been allowed to maintain their claims for contractual indemnification against two subcontractors whose materials allegedly contributed to the worker’s fall. Case: Licata v. AB Green Gansevoort, No. 3320 112822/08, 02/13/2018, published. Facts: Michael Licata worked as a carpenter. While he was framing a bathroom in a building owned by AB Green Gansevoort and Pavarini McGovern, he ...