Court Tosses Certain Claims Against Property Owners, Contractor

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured on a residential housing construction project could not proceed with his Labor Law claims against the property owners but could proceed with only some claims against the general contractor. Case: Debennedetto v Chetrit, No. 2018-14781, 01/27/2021, published. Facts: Abraham and Zhari Chetrit hired Joseph & Sons B LLC to serve as the general contractor to build a single-family home on a property they owned. J&S hired Vek Construction LLC to do framing and other work. John Debennedetto worked for Vek. Debennedetto st...