Employer Faces Possible Liability for Contractual Indemnification

A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to dismissal of a third-party contractual indemnification claim for injuries that its employee suffered in a construction accident. Case: Lorica v. Krug, No. 530974, 06/10/2021, published. Facts: Joseph Lorica worked for the G&C Plumbing & Heating Corp. In May 2016, he fell while working at a construction site owned by Jeremy Krug and managed by the Krug Group Corp. Procedural history: Lorica filed suit against Krug and KGC, asserting claims for negligence and violation of the Labor Law. The defendants fil...