10/8/2026 3:23:32 PM What's the Scope? First Department Dismisses Indemnification Claim Because Work Never Defined in Contract By Artie Venti In Juarez v. Avacon Management LLC d/b/a Avacon Builders Developers (2026), the First Department affirmed the lower court's dismissal of...
10/5/2026 3:56:53 PM Sole Proximate Cause Survives: First Department Reverses Plaintiff's § 240(1) Win Where Foreman Controlled Trench Bracing By Artie Venti In the recently decided Veliu v. Verizon New York Inc. (2026), the First Department reversed a New York County Supreme Court decision...
4/3/2026 11:43:28 PM Second Department Decision Addresses FAA Preemption and New York Labor Law By Brian Greenfield A recent Second Department decision, Fabia v. Power Authority of the State of New York (March 18, 2026), is worth close attention for...