20 Feb, 2024 Walk the Plank! Or you'll run afoul of Labor Law Section 240 By Adeel Jamaluddin Recently, the Appellate Division, First Department, in York v Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 00826, reversed the lower...
14 Feb, 2024 Plaintiff's PFAS Class Action Dismissed By Janet Stellpflug The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed a major class action suit brought on behalf of all Ohio residents. While PFAS...
13 Feb, 2024 Minnesota Contractors Facing Landfill Changes By Janet Stellpflug The demolition and disposal of construction waste that is not reused or recycled is subject to ever-changing regulations. The MPCA plans...
12 Feb, 2024 Minnesota to Require Consumer Product Manufacturers to Report PFAS By Janet Stellpflug As part of Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint Legislation enacted May 24, 2023, Minnesota plans to adopt Rules effective January 1, 2026, to...
09 Feb, 2024 In the Trenches with Labor Law 240(1) - After Appellate Division Split - Court of Appeals Set to Address By Adeel Jamaluddin The Court of Appeals is set to hear an appeal regarding whether a below-grade trench excavation wall cave-in resulting in injuries to a...
08 Feb, 2024 Second Department Keeps an Eye Out for Plaintiffs By Christopher Gioia In Argueta v. City of New York, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. (2nd Dept. 2024), an early 2024 decision by the Appellate Division, Second Department,...
08 Feb, 2024 California Supreme Court Expands Treble Damages and Attorneys’ Fees in Business Tort Cases By Alan Hart In 2022, the California Supreme Court extended the applicability of California Penal Code § 496(c)'s claims for special damages and...
08 Feb, 2024 "Integral to Work" Defense Upheld: Implications for Construction Injury Cases By Adeel Jamaluddin Recently, the Appellate Division, First Department, in Maldonado v Hines 1045 Ave. of the Ams. Invs. LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 00379, affirmed...