20 Nov, 2024 Am I Early? Or Right on Time? The Appellate Division Reiterates Law on Early Motions for Summary Judgment By Adeel Jamaluddin Here's a short decision out of the Second Department that addresses the timing of motions for summary judgment: Kharyshyn v West End 82,...
19 Sep, 2024 Requisite Nexus - The Cable Guy and the Labor Law By Adeel Jamaluddin In a recent decision, Acevedo-Espinosa v RH 250 Sherman Ave., LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 04365, the Appellate Division, Second Department,...
27 Jun, 2024 The Space Between - Labor Law 240 and Interstitials By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, First Department, issued a decision clarifying the concept of "foreseeability" in Labor Law 240 analysis. The...
08 Apr, 2024 Not "Just the Facts, Ma'am": Appellate Division Highlights Importance of Statement of Material Facts By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, First Department, in Seo v City of New York, 2024 NY Slip Op 01785, recently issued a decision highlighting the...
15 Mar, 2024 Court of Appeals Reverses Appellate Division and Clarifies Integral to Work Defense By Adeel Jamaluddin Just last month, the Court of Appeals issued a wide-ranging decision on Labor Law Section 241(6) that will likely have significant...
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...
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 "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...
24 Aug, 2023 There Can Be Only One - Sole Proximate Cause: What is it, and can it help the defense? By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, Second Department, in Iannaccone v United Natural Foods, Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op 04372, in a decision published...
02 Aug, 2023 Appellate Division Addresses the Scope of Expert Discovery By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, First Department, in Almonte v. Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op 02935, reversed the lower...