A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor’s insurance carrier was liable for a claim filed by a worker injured during a construction project.
Case: Matter of Urena v. Mulligan, No. 530563, 01/20/2022, published.
Facts: In 2016, Edmund Lewis Ltd. subcontracted with Abcal Industries, a Pennsylvania company, to perform carpentry services at a residential renovation project in Brooklyn. In May 2017, the parties entered into a further subcontract agreement that stated that it replaced all previous agreements signed by the parties.
The May 2017 agreement required Abcal to secure...
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