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New York Court Decides Liability Where Two Defendants Liable for Workplace Injury

On August 1, 2005, a manual laborer was working on a construction site that was being operated on a military base. The objective of the construction was to renovate some military housing buildings that were run down. In order to renovate the buildings, the construction crew had to first remove…

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On June 30, 1967, a railroad worker of the Long Island Railroad, slipped while performing his job

On June 30, 1967, a railroad worker of the Long Island Railroad, slipped while performing his job on a Long Island Railroad train. When he slipped, his legs went under the steel wheels and were amputated from his body. His wife filed suit on his behalf while he was still…

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Landlord Defendant Moves for Summary Judgment Arguing Plaintiff Has No Standing to Sue

A woman began leasing an apartment in 1993. The lease contract provided that the lease may be renewed every two years. The woman lived in that apartment with her twelve year old daughter. They lived continuously in the apartment where the landlord corporation made numerous repairs of the ceiling, the…

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New York Appellate Court Discusses the Warranty of Fitness in Product Liability Case

The Facts: On 27 January 1970, the job superintendent of a Company, plaintiffs’ employer, ordered a quantity of lumber from defendant by telephone, including 200 pieces of 2 9 scaffold planking, and specifically asked for scaffold planking. He had 20 years of experience in the trade and had dealt with…

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New York Appellate Court Decides Summary Judgment Motion in Insurance Case

In this case the plaintiffs are Precise Management Inc., the Bridge Street Development Corporation, and BSDC NRP I Limited Partnership. Their case is against the Tower Insurance Company of New York, Tower Group Companies, and as an additional party to the counter claim, Kenneth L. Johnson. The case is being…

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New York Appellate Court Says Plaintiff Failed to Prove Reason for Fall, Summary Judgment Denied

The plaintiff in this particular case is Avital Yarmush. The defendants of the case are Temco Service Industries, Inc., St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Manhattan, Citigroup Center Condominium, Boston Properties Limited Partnership, and BP/CG Center I and BP/CG Center II, LLC. This case is being heard in the Supreme Court…

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