General Contractor Entitled to Indemnification, Partial Dismissal of Claims

A New York appellate court upheld the partial dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for an accident involving a bucket hoist and ruled that the general contractor should have been granted summary judgment on its indemnification claim against a subcontractor. Case: Vega v. FNUB Inc., No. 124 CA 21-01474, 06/30/2023, published. Facts: Jose Vega allegedly suffered injuries while operating a bucket hoist affixed to the outside of a building under construction. LPCiminelli Inc. was the general contractor for the project. According to Vega, there was a gap between the building...