Court Upholds Denial of Request to Renew Summary Judgment Motions

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a plaintiff’s motion for leave to renew his prior summary judgment motions based on new evidence. Case: Caiazzo v. Mark Joseph Contracting Inc., No. 2019-00068, 08/17/2022, published. Facts: Ronald Caiazzo allegedly suffered injuries while installing an air conditioning system in a newly constructed extension at a house owned by the defendant, Julia Coen, and occupied, in part, by her daughter, Ana Reyes. According to Caiazzo, Coen had hired Mark Joseph Contracting Inc. to construct the extension and hired Caiazzo’s employer to ins...