Labor Law

In Supreme Court, Kings County, summary judgment was granted on third-party claims for common law indemnification against employer in wrongful death case involving union iron worker who was trapped and pinned under 2000 lbs. of glass/palette of windows. While plaintiff was awarded summary judgment against our client (after Court sua sponte searched the record as part of its 30 page decision) under Section 240(1) of the Labor Law, our initial motion was fully granted, allowing judgment over against the employer for indemnification purposes and granting our application for an award of defense fee reimbursements to our client’s insurance carrier.