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3 results for: sole proximate cause

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...

9/22/2026 1:58:44 PM

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...