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2 results for: sole proximate cause

9/22/2026 1:58:44 PM

Surf and Tort: First Department Rejects Scaffold-Surfing Defense Under Labor Law § 240

By Adeel Jamaluddin

In Tobon v. Turner Constr. Co. (2026), decided in August, the Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the lower court's grant of...

7/10/2026 6:33:24 PM

By Brian Greenfield

A falling worker and an engaged safety harness do not automatically equal liability. In Neto v Buddies Bro, LLC (2026), the Appellate...