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Repair or Routine Maintenance; Sole Proximate Cause Defense
In his Construction Accident Litigation, Brian J. Shoot discusses distinguishing a "repair," which is expressly covered by the so-called scaffold statute, from "routine maintenance," which is not; and the "sole proximate cause" defense, which will bar a plaintiff-worker's recovery when there was no statutory violation and the accident was solely caused by the plaintiff.LIPA Ruled Not Immune From Sandy Liability
About 170 plaintiffs alleged their homes caught fire as a result of the companies' decision not to shut off power on the Rockaway Peninsula in advance of the Oct. 29, 2012 storm. In complaints, they said fires broke out when floodwaters came into contact with electrical systems.Circuit Upholds Limits on Legal Fees in WTC Settlement
Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein's decision denying plaintiffs' counsel from recovering a contingency attorney fee on a $55 million bonus payment triggered by settlements of some 10,000 lawsuits over exposure to toxic dust at Ground Zero was upheld by a federal appeals court Monday.Circuit Upholds Limits on Legal Fees in WTC Settlement
Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein's decision denying plaintiffs' counsel from recovering a contingency attorney fee on a $55 million bonus payment triggered by settlements of some 10,000 lawsuits over exposure to toxic dust at Ground Zero was upheld by a federal appeals court Monday.Circuit Limits Legal Fees in WTC Settlement
Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein's decision denying plaintiffs' counsel from recovering a contingency attorney fee on a $55 million bonus payment triggered by settlements of some 10,000 lawsuits over exposure to toxic dust at Ground Zero was upheld by a federal appeals court Monday.Bicyclist's Injury Suit Against City Reinstated
New York City can be held liable for the actions of a Department of Transportation supervisor who allowed a bicyclist to enter a damaged stretch of road in Central Park, where she fell and was hurt, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.Labor Law §240 Versus §241(6): The Summary Judgment Issue
In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot, a partner with Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, writes: Hardly a week passes in which the Appellate Division does not approve the grant of summary judgment to the plaintiff under Labor Law the so-called "scaffold statute." But can summary judgment ever be appropriately awarded to the plaintiff pursuant to Labor Law §241(6)? The arguments, and authorities, go both ways.Panel Finds More Time for Suing Chiropractors
The statute of limitations for suing a chiropractor for malpractice is three years, not the shortened two-and-a-half year period that applies to medical, dental and podiatric malpractice, a unanimous First Department panel ruled Thursday.Corporate Transparency Act Resource Kit
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