New York's 124-year-old "scaffold law" the only one of its kind in the nation is back under attack in federal court by construction companies warning they face a liability insurance crisis.Businesses for a Better New York (BBNY), a group of two dozen construction companies and insurance brokers, is scheduled to appear before the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals May 21 for oral arguments over the dismissal of the group's 2006 challenge to the law.And New York Assembly Insurance Committee Chairman Joseph Morelle, D-Rochester, has filed legislation to add a comparative negligence section ...
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