No Summary Judgment on Contractor's Duty to Indemnify Landowner for Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a contractor’s obligation to indemnify a landowner for a worker’s Labor Law claim was not something that could be determined on summary judgment. Case: Miller v. Larkin, No. 523828, 04/06/2017, published. Facts: John P. Larkin hired Heritage Environmental Projects to perform construction work on a building he owned. The project involved four phases to convert the structure into apartment units. The contract between Larkin and Heritage required that Heritage provide workers' compensation and liability insurance for the project workers. Th...